Canadian actor Ryan Gosling’s unexpected reaction to the Critics Choice Awards went viral on the internet. From the video, people immediately created several memes on social networks. “When you accidentally make a printer by pressing random buttons and you become a hero in the chancellery,” people make fun of the actor’s expression.
Actor Ryan Gosling’s reaction to the Critics Choice Awards took the internet by storm | Video: Reuters/Instagram
There was a funny moment when the Critics Choice Awards were announced in Los Angeles on Sunday. Actors Bella Ramsey and Anthony Ramos took the stage to announce the best movie song of 2024. As they opened the envelope and read the winner in unison: “I’m Just Ken from Barbie,” the camera cut to Gosling singing the song in the movie.
But the actor apparently did not expect the award at all. He did not look pleased at all, but rather confused and uncomprehending. His reaction became an instant hit on the Internet and the video of the award presentation was seen by millions of people. Some immediately took to social media to debate what was behind his reaction.
“I’m starting to think Ryan Gosling thinks this song is bad and is judging everyone for liking it,” one user of the social network X (formerly Twitter) wrote, for example. Others, on the other hand, looked for disappointment in his expression that the award for the best song was not won by the singer Billie Eilish, who sang another song for Barbie, What Was I Made For.
Not only did people on the internet dissect what was behind Gosling’s reaction, but they immediately started sharing the video with funny comments. One user on the X network, for example, joked that the actor’s expression resembled a “suspicious” raised-eyebrow emoticon. Others, on the other hand, referred to the famous meme of a woman with a puzzled expression and mathematical formulas appearing in front of her eyes.
