--- 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: 2026-04-13T07:42:11.068Z 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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There is no cost and no subscription requirement.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 23, 2017 3:26 PM UTC  Nominee for Best Actor "La La Land" Ryan Gosling arrives on the red carpet for the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. / AFP / VALERIE MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images) Nominee for Best Actor "La La Land" Ryan Gosling arrives on the red carpet for the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. / AFP / VALERIE MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images) VALERIE MACON—AFP/Getty Images  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.” ```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":"2026-04-13T07:42:11.068Z","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"}}]}] ```