Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and musician. His accolades including a Golden Globe Award, a People's Choice Award, five Teen Choice Awards as well as nominations for three Oscars known as Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, nine Critics' Choice Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and six Actor Awards.
Gosling’s breakthrough role came in 2004 with a leading role in the romantic drama The Notebook, for which he won four Teen Choice Awards and an MTV Movie Award. His performance as a drug-addicted teacher in the drama Half Nelson (2006) won him an Independent Spirit Award, and he was nominated for the Academy Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, and Actor Award all for Best Actor in a Leading Role. At age 26, he was the seventh-youngest Best Actor nominee at the time. Gosling's performance as a socially inept loner in the dramedy Lars and the Real Girl (2007) earned him nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, Golden Globe Award and Actor Award.
After a three-year acting hiatus, Gosling played a frazzled husband in the romantic drama Blue Valentine (2010) earning him nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. 2011 proved to be a landmark year for the actor as he appeared in three mainstream films. He played a romantic leading man in the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love earning a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, a mysterious getaway driver in the neo-noir crime thriller Drive earning nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor and a Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and a junior campaign manager in the political drama The Ides of March receiving a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama.
Gosling earned acclaim starring as a struggling jazz pianist in the Damien Chazelle directed musical comedy-drama La La Land (2016) His performance earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and nominations for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, and Actor Award for Best Actor. For his performances as private eye Holland March in the neo-noir buddy comedy The Nice Guys (2016) and Neil Armstrong in the historical space drama First Man (2017) he earned Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations.
In 2023, Gosling played Ken in Greta Gerwig's Barbie, which emerged as his biggest box office success, and earned him nominations for the AACTA, Academy, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globe and Actor Award for Best Supporting Actor, winning the former. He also garnered ensemble cast nominations at both the Critics' Choice and Actor Awards. His hosting of a 2024 episode of Saturday Night Live earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2024.
Major associations + KeyYear Denotes the year of U.S. release
Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006 Best Actor Half Nelson 2016 La La Land 2023 Best Supporting Actor Barbie
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006 Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role Half Nelson 2007 Lars and the Real Girl 2015 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Big Short 2016 Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role La La Land 2023Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting RoleBarbie Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards 2016 Best Actor in a Leading Role La La Land 2023 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Barbie
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2006 Best Actor Half Nelson 2007 Lars and the Real Girl 2010 Blue Valentine 2011 Drive Best Cast The Ides of March 2016 Best Actor in a Comedy The Nice Guys Best Actor La La Land 2018 First Man 2023 Best Supporting Actor Barbie
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2024 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live (episode: "Ryan Gosling/Chris Stapleton")
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Lars and the Real Girl 2010 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Blue Valentine 2011 The Ides of March Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love 2016 La La Land 2023 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Barbie
Other awards and nominations + Key Year Denotes the year of release.
Organizations Year Category Work Result Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 2011 Best Lead Actor The Ides of March 2016 La La Land 2023 Best Supporting Actor Barbie Capri Hollywood International Film Festival2023Best Supporting ActorBarbie Independent Spirit Awards 2001 Best Male Lead The Believer 2006 Half Nelson 2011 Drive Irish Film & Television Awards 2011 Best International Actor Drive 2016 La La Land 2023 Barbie MTV Movie & TV Awards 2004 Best Kiss – Movie (shared with Rachel McAdams) The Notebook 2011 Best Gut-Wrenching Performance – Movie Drive Best Kiss – Movie (shared with Emma Stone) Crazy, Stupid, Love Best Performance – Movie Drive 2016 Best Kiss – Movie (shared with Emma Stone)La La Land Best Musical Moment (for "City of Stars") (shared with Emma Stone) National Board of Review Awards 2006 Best Breakthrough Performance Half Nelson 2015 Best Cast The Big Short People's Choice Awards 2014 Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor Gangster Squad 2016 Favorite Comedic Movie Actor The Nice Guys 2024 The Male Movie Star of the Year Barbie The Comedy Movie Star of the Year Satellite Awards 2006 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Half Nelson 2007 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Lars and the Real Girl 2010Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Blue Valentine 2011 Drive 2013 Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture The Place Beyond the Pines 2016 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical La La Land 2018 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama First Man 2023 Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Barbie Saturn Awards 2018 Best Performance by an Actor in a Film Blade Runner 2049 2024 Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Film Barbie Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2007 Independent Award Lars and the Real Girl 2017 Outstanding Performer(s) of the Year Award La La Land 2024 Kirk Douglas Award Seattle International Film Festival 2006 Best Actor Half Nelson ShoWest Awards 2004 Male Star of Tomorrow The Notebook Stockholm International Film Festival 2006 Best Actor Half Nelson Teen Choice Awards 2004 Choice Movie: Breakout Male The Notebook Choice Movie: Chemistry (shared with Rachel McAdams) Choice Movie: Dance Scene (shared with Rachel McAdams) Choice Movie Actor: Drama Choice Movie: Liplock (shared with Rachel McAdams) Choice Movie: Love Scene (shared with Rachel McAdams) 2006 Choice Movie Actor: Thriller Fracture 2011 Choice Movie Actor: Drama Drive Choice Movie Actor: Comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love Choice Movie: Chemistry (shared with Steve Carell) Choice Movie: Liplock (shared with Emma Stone) Choice Male Hottie Himself 2013 2017 Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi Blade Runner 2049 Village Voice Film Poll 2006 Best Actor Half Nelson
Critics associations Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2001 Russian Guild of Film Critics Best Foreign Actor The Believer 2002 Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Performer The Believer and Murder by Numbers 2006 Best Actor Half Nelson Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Best Actor St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Actor 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actor Lars and the Real Girl St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Actor 2010 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actor Blue Valentine Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Actor Detroit Film Critics Society Best Actor London Film Critics' Circle Actor of the Year Online Film Critics Society Best Actor 2011 Denver Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Crazy, Stupid, Love Detroit Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Dublin Film Critics' Circle Best ActorDrive London Film Critics' Circle Actor of the Year St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Actor Women Film Critics Circle Best Actor Women Film Critics Circle Best ActorThe Ides of March 2016 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Actor La La Land Austin Film Critics Association Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Actor Detroit Film Critics Society Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Best Actor Houston Film Critics Society Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Best Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Best Actor Best Comedic Performance The Nice Guys San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Actor La La Land St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Actor 2023Alliance of Women Film JournalistsBest Actor in a Supporting RoleBarbieAstra Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorAtlanta Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActorAustin Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorBoston Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting ActorChicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Chicago Indie Critics Best Supporting Actor Critics Association of Central FloridaBest Supporting ActorColumbus Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting PerformanceDenver Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActorDiscussingFilm Critic AwardsBest Supporting ActorDublin Film Critics CircleBest ActorFamily Film AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Feature FilmGeorgia Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorGreater Western New York Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorGotham AwardsOutstanding Supporting PerformanceHawaii Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActorHollywood Music In Media AwardsSong – Onscreen Performance (for "I'm Just Ken")Houston Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActorIndiana Film Journalists AssociationBest Supporting PerformanceIowa Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorKansas City Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActorLas Vegas Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActorLatino Entertainment Journalists AssociationBest Supporting ActorLondon Critics Circle Film AwardsSupporting Actor of the YearLos Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorMichigan Movie Critics GuildBest Supporting ActorMinnesota Film Critics AllianceBest Supporting ActorMusic City Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorNational Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor North Carolina Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorNorth Dakota Film SocietyBest Supporting ActorNorth Texas Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorOklahoma Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActorOnline Association of Female Film CriticsBest Supporting MaleOnline Film and Television AssociationBest Supporting ActorOnline Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActorPhoenix Critics CircleBest Supporting ActorPhoenix Film Critics Society Best Actor in a Supporting RolePortland Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorSan Diego Film Critics Society Best Supporting ActorBest Comedic PerformanceSan Francisco Bay Area Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActorSeattle Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActorSt. Louis Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorToronto Film Critics AssociationOutstanding Supporting PerformanceUK Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorUtah Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Performance, MaleWashington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actor 2024 Astra Film Awards Best Picture The Fall Guy Best Actor 2025Astra Midseason Movie AwardsBest ActorProject Hail Mary
See also Ryan Gosling filmography
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