Ryan Gosling was joined on stage by Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen for a special performance of ‘I’m Just Ken’ at the Oscars ceremony over the weekend.
The track which was written by Mark Ronson alongside producer Andrew Wyatt, saw Guns N’Roses’ Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen play guitar on this live cover.
This performance began with Gosling and Ronson on stage, with the actor wearing all pink as he sang.
Two minutes in, Slash himself joined the pair on stage, as he stormed his way through some riffs for ‘I’m Just Ken’.
Van Halen meanwhile, plays rhythm guitar, staying out of sight for a lot of the performance. He can only be spotted on screen towards the end.
Slash no #Oscar
O guitarrista fez uma participação especial ao lado de Ryan Gosling em ‘I’m Just Ken’ pic.twitter.com/jg78pFJvJv
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Ryan Gosling & Cillian Murphy Stun At Oscars
Along with that performance from Ryan Gosling, the ceremony also saw Irish star Cillian Murphy win Best Actor for his role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
Murphy’s Oscars triumph was one of seven awards picked up by the movie on the night, including an award for Best Director for Christopher Nolan, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr.
Stating that he was a “proud Irishman”, Murphy also told the audience that he was “a little bit overwhelmed”.
In his speech, he also thanked director Christopher Nolan “every single crew member, every single cast member – you carried me through”, and his fellow nominees, adding: “I’m in awe of you guys”.
Murphy also paid tribute to his family, “Yvonne McGuinness, my partner in life and art”, and “my two boys, Malachy and Aran, who are sitting up there – I love you so much”.
“I’m a very proud Irishman standing here tonight,” said Murphy.
“We made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb, and for better or for worse, we’re all living in Oppenheimer’s world, so I would really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere”, he also added.
“Go raibh míle maith agaibh”, he concluded.
