Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling trade insults over ‘Barbenheimer’ rivalry at the 2024 Oscars

It was the ultimate showdown!

“Barbie” lead Ryan Gosling, 43, and “Oppenheimer” star Emily Blunt, 41 came out together at the 2024 Oscars to present a segment that had a tribute to stunts. 

Onstage during the 96th Academy Awards, Gosling and Blunt – who both got nominated for “best supporting actor” for their respective roles as Ken in “Barbie,” and Katherine Oppenheimer in “Oppenheimer” – got into a faux “argument,” delightfully roasting each other over their rivalry.

Gosling turned to Blunt, smirking, and said he thinks he figured out why the summer movie phenomenon was called “Barbenheimer” and not “Oppen-barbie,” because, “You guys were at the tail end of that…because you were riding ‘Barbie’s’ coattails all summer.”

He then pointed to a laughing Margot Robbie, who smiled at him from the audience.

The crowd went “ooooh!” at his zinger. 

Both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” premiered on July 21. 

The mix of tones – with “Barbie” being a pink frothy comedy, and “Oppenheimer” being a dour serious flick about the father of the atomic bomb – caused movie-goers to embrace both films as an unlikely double-feature. 

Both films are battling it out for the “best picture” Oscar.

Gosling and Blunt both lost the “best supporting actor” race – Blunt lost to Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) and Gosling lost to Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”). 

Fans even made their own posters of the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon over the summer, editing images of the two movies together, sparking controversy in Japan. 

Many moviegoers also dressed up in pink to see Barbie, and dark colors or porkpie hats to see “Oppenheimer.” 

Both films were a vital lifejacket to the box office this year.

Because of the Hollywood strikes, major releases were delayed and stars couldn’t promote their projects. But #Barbenheimer nonetheless grossed a combined $2 billion worldwide.

“Thanks for Ken-spaling that to me,” Blunt fired back at Gosling, after he gave his rundown of why he thinks the double-feature got the “Barbenheimer” portmanteau.

“Mr. ‘I need to paint my abs on to get nominated!’” Blunt, said, in her own zing at Gosling, who pretended to be offended. 

Maybe there can be a “Barbenheimer” sequel harnessing their chemistry together. 

The Oscars aired on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in LA on Sunday night. Jimmy Kimmel took on hosting duties for the fourth time.