Eva Mendes Reacts to Video of Martin Scorsese Jamming Out to Ryan Gosling's Oscars Performance: 'Major Moment'

Mar. 15, 2025

From L: Eva Mendes; Ryan Gosling; Martin Scorsese.Photo:Alexander Tamargo/FilmMagic, Rich Polk/Variety via Getty, Stefanie Keenan/VF24/WireImage

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This Ken is a filmmaking legend!

Even Gosling’s longtime loveEva Mendestook notice — and couldn’t have been more stoked about it, sharing the cute clip of Martin, 81, smiling and bobbing his head as he took in the high-energy performance, clearly enjoying every second.

“@Francesca.scorseseIm living for this major moment of your Dad!!!! How F cool!” Mendes, 50, wrote atop the footage onher Instagram StoryMonday, adding a red heart emoji.

“This is the best video ever,” Mendes concluded, tagging theKillers of the Flower Moondirector’s own individualInstagram account.

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Eva Mendes' Instagram Story post.Eva Mendes/Instagram

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Wearing a sparkly pink suit and sunglasses, Gosling, 43, took the stage at Sunday’s show alongsideMark Ronsonplus fellow KensSimu Liu,Kingsley Ben-Adir,Scott EvansandNcuti Gatwatobelt the viralBarbiesong “I’m Just Ken,“complete with maximum Kenergy.

At one point, Gosling turned the mic over toBarbiedirectorGreta Gerwigand starsMargot RobbieandAmerica Ferrerato sing a few lines from the front row. Special guestsSlashandWolfgang Van Halenhelped close out the electric performance.

Gosling was nominated in theBest Supporting Actor categoryfor playing Ken. The honor ultimately went toRobert Downey Jr.for his role inChristopher Nolan’s star-studded epicOppenheimer, which also nabbed the coveted Best Picture award.

After Gosling brought down the house with hisperformance at the Oscars, Mendes postedan Instagram photoof herself in a black cowboy and pink blazer and wrote, “You took Ken all the way to the Oscar’s, RG. Now come home,we need to put the kids to bed. 💋”

While Martin himself may be primarily known for his work behind the camera, he’s no stranger to being in front of it — especially for a little fun on social media with his daughter!

Francesca, who was the behind-the-scenes creative director on her dad’s recentSuper Bowlcommercial, told PEOPLE last month of their TikTok videos, “I thought people were just going to be like, ‘Holy crap, that’s Martin Scorsese, what is he doing on this app?’ Which a lot of the time it is.”

Her account, which currentlyhas around 217,000 followers, dates back to 2018; Martin firstappeared in one of her TikToksin 2021.

“I saw people doing videos with their parents and I was like, I want to do that. I don’t get why I shouldn’t not do that,” said Francesca, 24. “It just makes sense to me — I’m a total daddy’s girl. We’re best friends. And I saw people doing this with their dads and I was like, I want to do it. So I did it and I realized that people not only loved him, but they loved our relationship. I love that because I love our relationship and we’re very goofy with each other.”

“He alwayssays that I make him silly— he’s like a big kid,” she added. “I say he’s like a 15-year-old in an 81-year-old man’s body. He is like — a certified silly goose, exactly!”

source: people.com