Julia Roberts; Ryan Gosling.Photo:Phillip Faraone/Getty
Phillip Faraone/Getty
Julia Robertsis singingRyan Gosling’s praises!
Gosling, a Best Supporting Actor nominee, isscheduled to perform"I’m Just Ken" during the Academy Awards on Sunday.
“I met Ryan recently, a few times, and when you bring such dimension to a performance, it’s remarkable,” the Chopard global ambassador said, adding of the Greta Gerwig-directed film, “Barbiewas so unique and new.”
Ryan Gosling in ‘Barbie’.Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Roberts, who won an Oscar forBest Actress in 2001for her performance inErin Brokovich, understands just how much the nominees are going through. “The craziness, the getting ready,” she said. “You just have to embrace it all, almost like a sporting event, as you’re going through it.”
In the 2018Harper’s Bazaarinterview, Roberts opened up about how joining Instagram has impacted her life.
“One weekend morning, Emma slept over, and we got up and were having tea and playing cards and having this beautiful morning, and then a couple of days later she posted a picture of us,” she said at the time. “And the number of people who felt absolutely required to talk about how terrible I looked in the picture — that I’m not aging well, that I look like a man, why would she even post a picture like this when I look that terrible!”
Julia Roberts.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
While she was surprised the clip surfaced again, she understands why it resonates. “So many people think that’s a new interview. But I clearly say, ‘I’m a 50-year-old woman.’ Well, I’m 56,” Roberts told PEOPLE. “But the fact that we are still here, and this vitriol is still happening six years later, shows how little progress we’ve made.”
During the dinner, on International Women’s Day, she reminded people to do their part, toasting the women in the room and telling the men, “All of you gents, hold us up a little higher.”
source: people.com
