Ryan Gosling’s eye on his friend Emma Stone at the Bafta Awards has already gone viral.

No, there was no dust in Ryan Gosling’s eye this Sunday, February 18, at the 2024 British Academy Film Awards, the Baftas. Discreet, but surely, the latter simply congratulated his long-time friend Emma Stone with a conscious gesture when she took the stage at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The 35-year-old actress won the best actress award for her performance in the film Poor creaturesby Yorgos Lanthimos, released last January. the actor of barbiewho shared the poster with him Crazy, stupid, love (2011) or even La la land (2016), could not hide his joy at his consecration.

A facial expression that, much to the delight of netizens and the public, was captured by photographers on the spot. The image has since gone viral on the internet. We see Emma Stone in an orange asymmetric dress come forward under the gaze of her friend while applauding her. Behind him, Margot Robbin, translator barbie Greta Gerwig’s feature film seems to share her enthusiasm. “No one was happier than Ryan Gosling when confronted by Emma Stone’s coronation at the Baftas,” read the X Network comments.

A tribute to his mother, Christa

On stage, the actress paid a moving tribute to her mother, Christa, “the most exceptional person in the world” who “knew how to believe in her dreams”. “He kind of made me believe in this crazy idea that I could do something like this (become an actress, Editor’s Note)”. Poor creatures Contains all of his incredible talent in just a few hours. The surrealist film provides a feminist reading of the Frankenstein myth. In addition to its lead actor’s performance, the feature film was awarded for its special effects and costumes.

Without much surprise, Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan also won Best Picture and Anatomy of a Fall Justin Treet won the award for Best Original Screenplay.