Barbie'Obsessed'Kristen Stewart Says 'I'm Just Ken' Oscars Performance Made Her Cry: 'It's Emotional, Dude'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kristen Stewart; Ryan Gosling at the Oscars on March 10, 2024.Photo:Emma McIntyre/Getty; Frank Micelotta/Disney via GettyKristen Stewartis a big fan of directorGreta Gerwig’sBarbiecreation.TheLove Lies Bleedingactress, 33, appeared ontheNot Skinny But Not Fatpodcastin an episode recorded one day afterthe 2024 Oscars, which were held March 10. Stewart said she watched it from home and was emotional throughout.“Oscars were incredible last night,” said Stewart, who earned a Best Actress nomination in 2022 forSpencer. “Best they’ve been in years, I feel. Don’t you think it was just a good show?“She added, “I was, for some reason, crying and laughingwhile watching the Ken thing. It’s emotional, dude, watching Greta watch it. When they did the one cutaway of her and she was just, like, front-row belting and looking at the thing she helped kickstart….“Ryan Gosling and Greta Gerwig during the ‘I’m Just Ken’ performance at the 2024 Oscars.Kevin Winter/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Stewart said she’s “obsessed” with and a “super-duper fan” ofBarbie, which starredMargot Robbie,Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon and more. The actress said, though, she did not have Barbie dolls growing up, instead opting for the “Weird Barbie”-type toys.Elsewhere in the podcast interview, Stewart addressed whether she would star in a Marvel superhero movie. TheTwilightalum said she’s a “yes man” and wouldn’t say no, though the idea seems “unlikely” to her.“It sounds like a f—ing nightmare, actually,” Stewart said with a laugh.Kristen Stewart at the 2022 Oscars.Kevin Mazur / WireImage / Getty ImagesShe added of that genre of blockbuster movies, “I like big movies because I like people to watch them when I’m in them. The system would have to change. … What ends up happening is this algorithmic, weird experience where you can’t feel personal at all about it.““But maybe the world changes,” said Stewart, adding, “If Greta Gerwig asked me to do a Marvel movie, then I would do it.“Love Lies Bleedingis in theaters now.

Kristen Stewart; Ryan Gosling at the Oscars on March 10, 2024.Photo:Emma McIntyre/Getty; Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty

Emma McIntyre/Getty; Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty

Kristen Stewartis a big fan of directorGreta Gerwig’sBarbiecreation.TheLove Lies Bleedingactress, 33, appeared ontheNot Skinny But Not Fatpodcastin an episode recorded one day afterthe 2024 Oscars, which were held March 10. Stewart said she watched it from home and was emotional throughout.“Oscars were incredible last night,” said Stewart, who earned a Best Actress nomination in 2022 forSpencer. “Best they’ve been in years, I feel. Don’t you think it was just a good show?“She added, “I was, for some reason, crying and laughingwhile watching the Ken thing. It’s emotional, dude, watching Greta watch it. When they did the one cutaway of her and she was just, like, front-row belting and looking at the thing she helped kickstart….“Ryan Gosling and Greta Gerwig during the ‘I’m Just Ken’ performance at the 2024 Oscars.Kevin Winter/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Stewart said she’s “obsessed” with and a “super-duper fan” ofBarbie, which starredMargot Robbie,Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon and more. The actress said, though, she did not have Barbie dolls growing up, instead opting for the “Weird Barbie”-type toys.Elsewhere in the podcast interview, Stewart addressed whether she would star in a Marvel superhero movie. TheTwilightalum said she’s a “yes man” and wouldn’t say no, though the idea seems “unlikely” to her.“It sounds like a f—ing nightmare, actually,” Stewart said with a laugh.Kristen Stewart at the 2022 Oscars.Kevin Mazur / WireImage / Getty ImagesShe added of that genre of blockbuster movies, “I like big movies because I like people to watch them when I’m in them. The system would have to change. … What ends up happening is this algorithmic, weird experience where you can’t feel personal at all about it.““But maybe the world changes,” said Stewart, adding, “If Greta Gerwig asked me to do a Marvel movie, then I would do it.“Love Lies Bleedingis in theaters now.

Kristen Stewartis a big fan of directorGreta Gerwig’sBarbiecreation.

TheLove Lies Bleedingactress, 33, appeared ontheNot Skinny But Not Fatpodcastin an episode recorded one day afterthe 2024 Oscars, which were held March 10. Stewart said she watched it from home and was emotional throughout.

“Oscars were incredible last night,” said Stewart, who earned a Best Actress nomination in 2022 forSpencer. “Best they’ve been in years, I feel. Don’t you think it was just a good show?”

She added, “I was, for some reason, crying and laughingwhile watching the Ken thing. It’s emotional, dude, watching Greta watch it. When they did the one cutaway of her and she was just, like, front-row belting and looking at the thing she helped kickstart….”

Ryan Gosling and Greta Gerwig during the ‘I’m Just Ken’ performance at the 2024 Oscars.Kevin Winter/Getty

Kevin Winter/Getty

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Stewart said she’s “obsessed” with and a “super-duper fan” ofBarbie, which starredMargot Robbie,Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon and more. The actress said, though, she did not have Barbie dolls growing up, instead opting for the “Weird Barbie”-type toys.

Elsewhere in the podcast interview, Stewart addressed whether she would star in a Marvel superhero movie. TheTwilightalum said she’s a “yes man” and wouldn’t say no, though the idea seems “unlikely” to her.

“It sounds like a f—ing nightmare, actually,” Stewart said with a laugh.

Kristen Stewart at the 2022 Oscars.Kevin Mazur / WireImage / Getty Images

Kevin Mazur / WireImage / Getty Images

She added of that genre of blockbuster movies, “I like big movies because I like people to watch them when I’m in them. The system would have to change. … What ends up happening is this algorithmic, weird experience where you can’t feel personal at all about it.”

“But maybe the world changes,” said Stewart, adding, “If Greta Gerwig asked me to do a Marvel movie, then I would do it.”

Love Lies Bleedingis in theaters now.

source: people.com