Barbie made £1billion - so why will Ryan Gosling get all the glory?

He plays the confused bloke at the heart of Hollywood's biggest rallying cry for women in decades – and tonight he will be the star of the show at the 96th .

Barbie's squeeze Ken will appear alongside 65 of his namesakes in a rousing performance of the Oscar-nominated song I'm Just Ken, in what appears to be a bid to drag the awards into the 21st Century.

Barbie was last year's most successful film, taking an eye-watering £1.1billion at the box office – and while it is nominated for Best Picture, its director and its star have controversially missed out.

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