--- title: Ryan Gosling Explains Why He Laughed During Oscars Mix-Up description: Ryan Gosling's giggling amidst the chaos of the 2017 Oscars' mix-up went viral but the actor explains he had a good reason for the laugh. canonical: https://time.com/4710893/ryan-gosling-on-oscars-mixup/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-23T15:26:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T08:21:49.767Z og:title: Ryan Gosling Explains the Real Reason for That Oscars Look og:description: "I was so relieved that I started laughing" og:url: https://time.com/4710893/ryan-gosling-on-oscars-mixup/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt237a1931f4210f52/6988bfa58e06019634469a7f/ryan-gosling-explains-laughing-oscars-mix-up.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: US-OSCARS-ARRIVALS og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ryan Gosling Explains the Real Reason for That Oscars Look twitter:description: "I was so relieved that I started laughing" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt237a1931f4210f52/6988bfa58e06019634469a7f/ryan-gosling-explains-laughing-oscars-mix-up.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's the Real Reason Why Ryan Gosling Couldn't Stop Laughing During the Oscars Mix-Up > Sponsored content. 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When Ryan Gosling got the giggles onstage during this year’s Oscars fiasco, he wasn’t just covering up his disappointment that the Best Picture award went to 'Moonlight' instead of 'La La Land'._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 23, 2017 3:26 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 23, 2017 3:26 PM UTC [Ryan Gosling](http://time.com/4683489/emma-stone-wins-oscar-for-best-actress-says-she-still-has-growing-and-learning-to-do/)‘s uncontrollable giggling amidst the chaos of the [Best Picture mix-up](http://time.com/4688580/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-mix-up/) at this year’s Oscars might have been [one of the most endearing moments of the whole snafu](http://time.com/4683613/pwc-apologies-moonlight-oscar-mixup/). While many of Gosling’s co-stars and the _La La Land_ cast and crew [looked surprised and shocked after it was revealed that indie drama _Moonlight_ was the real Best Picture winner](http://time.com/4683820/la-la-land-moonlight-oscars-1934/), Gosling’s wide smile and chuckling captured the hearts of the Internet and instantly became [a viral hit](http://time.com/4684083/oscars-2017-ryan-gosling-whispering-meme/). However, Gosling shared that there was a good reason why he broke into laughter at that pivotal moment. While speaking at the [Adobe Summit](https://summit.adobe.com/na/) in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Gosling revealed that the moment was due to some intense relief that no one was hurt. “What really was happening as I was watching, it was surreal anyway, I was watching people start to have this panicked reaction in the crowd and guys were coming on with headsets and I felt like someone had been hurt,” he said. “I thought there was some kind of medical situation, and I had this worst-case scenario playing out in my head. And then I just heard _Moonlight_ won and I was so relieved that I started laughing.” Gosling also expressed sincere joy for _Moonlight’s_ win, noting that the film was “groundbreaking.” “Truthfully, I was also so thrilled that Moonlight won,” he said. “It’s such a groundbreaking film, made for a million dollars, and incredible achievement and I’m so happy for them that they were being recognized.” ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] [ SOUND ] [ MUSIC ] [ SOUND ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4710893/ryan-gosling-on-oscars-mixup/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4710893/ryan-gosling-on-oscars-mixup/"},"headline":"Here's the Real Reason Why Ryan Gosling Couldn't Stop Laughing During the Oscars Mix-Up","datePublished":"2017-03-23T15:26:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-08T08:21:49.767Z","description":"\"I was so relieved that I started laughing\"","url":"https://time.com/4710893/ryan-gosling-on-oscars-mixup/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities","awards","Oscars","Culture","Ryan Gosling","Oscars 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt237a1931f4210f52/6988bfa58e06019634469a7f/ryan-gosling-explains-laughing-oscars-mix-up.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt237a1931f4210f52/6988bfa58e06019634469a7f/ryan-gosling-explains-laughing-oscars-mix-up.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-OSCARS-ARRIVALS","caption":"US-OSCARS-ARRIVALS","creditText":"VALERIE MACON—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4710893/ryan-gosling-on-oscars-mixup/","name":"Here's the Real Reason Why Ryan Gosling Couldn't Stop Laughing During the Oscars Mix-Up"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Ryan Gosling Explains Why He Laughed During the Oscars Mix-Up","description":"When Ryan Gosling got the giggles onstage during this year’s Oscars fiasco, he wasn’t just covering up his disappointment that the Best Picture award went to 'Moonlight' instead of 'La La Land'.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/w2Oa0R0V/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-03-23T16:24:03.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/w2Oa0R0V.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4710893/ryan-gosling-on-oscars-mixup/","duration":"PT53S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4710893/ryan-gosling-on-oscars-mixup/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```