The 2024 Oscars Closed the Gates

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( kingdom of dreams [The 2024 Oscars Closed the Gates]( This year’s Academy Awards turned on the charm and turned away from anything uncomfortable, even as protests raged outside. Photo: Stewart Cook/Disney via Getty Images Like [Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper]( before him, [Ryan Gosling]( started his Oscar song from the audience of the Dolby Theatre before heading onto the stage. For the leads of [A Star Is Born](, the reverse-proscenium break was the culmination of a season-long campaign to blur the lines between the characters in the romantic drama and the people playing them, but no one has ever been in danger of confusing Gosling with a smooth-crotched Mattel doll. When the actor poked his head out from behind an already giggling Margot Robbie to sing the opening strains of “[I’m Just Ken](,” the only aims were for him to put on a show and to enlist the crowd to join him. The song might have been silly, but the performance was all commitment, with Gosling showing off those impressive, Mickey Mouse Club–honed pipes and getting hoisted into the air for a Busby Berkeley overhead shot in which he was surrounded by a swirl of classic Barbie heads. Fellow Kens Kingsley Ben-Adir, Scott Evans, Ncuti Gatwa, and Simu Liu joined him, Slash joined him, and eventually his director Greta Gerwig and co-stars America Ferrera and Robbie joined him as he went back into the audience with his mic to make the last part of the number a sing-along. It was delightful, which shouldn’t have been a surprise. After all, these people are professionals. [read more]( More of Our Oscars Coverage [Hey Oscars, Book John Mulaney for 2025 Now He’s got resting awards-show face!]( By Jesse David Fox [Why Emma Stone Beat Lily Gladstone for Best Actress The Poor Things star’s second Oscar was the most unexpected development on a night that mostly went chalk.]( [Jonathan Glazer Condemns ‘Occupation,’ ‘Dehumanization’ During Oscars Speech His fully prepared remarks loosely echoed Gaza cease-fire protests outside the ceremony.]( By Zoe Guy [The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2024 Oscars Is this a show for everyone or just the diehards? Is Hollywood back and better than ever, or has it lost its sense of identity?]( [‘I Thought Oppenheimer Was Mediocre’ What I saw, overheard, and swallowed behind the scenes at the 2024 Oscars.]( [Every Oscar Winner for Best Animated Short Film, Ranked From its earliest honorees to the present, the Best Animated Short category doubles as a history of the ever-changing medium.]( By Jeremy Fassler [Oscar Winner Jennifer Lame on the Hardest Scenes to Edit Into Oppenheimer The Best Editing winner talked to us last summer about what almost got cut from Christopher Nolan’s high-wire epic, and the obsessions that fueled it.]( By Bilge Ebiri [Every Oscar Best Picture Winner, Ranked 96 years into the Academy Awards, which movies stand above the rest?]( By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch [The Best Movies That Lost Best Picture at the Oscars A second look at 96 years of the Academy Awards, including this year’s ceremony.]( By Keith Phipps [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Regime: [Country Medicine]( • The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live: [Follow Your Bliss, Rick]( • The Real Housewives of Potomac: [Crabs in a Barrel]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Tom Hardy movie with a one-word title? Photo: Vulture; Photos: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic, The Oscars [Today’s Crossword]( 7-Down, Ten Letters: Classic Oscar the Grouch song Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty, Everett A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved