Jimmy Kimmel decided to keep Ryan Gosling’s iconic trousers for himself.

Every year, we witness many iconic moments full of happiness, and emotions at the Academy Awards ceremony, which takes place at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. Last night, Jimmy Kimmel took the stage at the 96th Academy Awards as a host for the fourth time and did a phenomenal job as the event host.

Jimmy Kimmel at the 2024 Oscars (image via ABC News | Youtube)
As a veteran host of the the glamorous event, Jimmy Kimmel had a lot of tricks and jokes up his sleeve to keep the event entertaining for everyone.

Jimmy Kimmel tried to auction off Ryan Gosling’s pants after his Oscars performance

At the 96th Academy Awards, Ryan Gosling set the theatre of dreams on fire with his absolutely incredible performance of the Oscar nominee for Best Original Song, I’m Just Ken. Although the song did not win the Oscar eventually, it sure did win the hearts of the fans and the A-listers at the Dolby Theatre as they couldn’t help themselves and just moved along with the song.

After Ryan Gosling’s jaw-dropping performance, Jimmy Kimmel took center stage and decided to have some fun with the evening guests. Kimmel tried to auction off Ryan Gosling’s pants that he wore while performing I’m Just Ken. He said,
“Look what I got off Ryan Gosling’s body. [displays the iconic pink trousers] We’ll start the bidding at $10,000.” 

Jimmy Kimmel tried to auction off Ryan Gosling’s pants (image via ABC News)
Bradley Cooper‘s mother, Gloria Campano was interested in buying those trousers but the talk show host closed off the segment by keeping the trousers for himself. He said,

“Oh this is going home with me, sorry ladies.”
Jimmy Kimmel even went on to flirt with Ryan Gosling later.

Jimmy Kimmel drops a cheesy pickup line on Ryan Gosling at the Oscars

Ryan Gosling is hands down, one of the most attractive actors in Hollywood. It’s not even an arguable topic at this point, it is just a straight-up fact.

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie at the Oscars (image via ABC News | Youtube)

As Ryan Gosling was sitting right in front of his co-star, Margot Robbie, Jimmy Kimmel decided to take the opportunity and appreciate the stars. He even went on to flirt with the Barbie actor and said,
“Look, kids, it’s Barbie and Ken sitting near each other. Ryan and Margot, I want you to know that even if none of you wins an Oscar tonight, you both already won something more important: the genetic lottery.

Ryan, you’re so hot. Let’s go camping together and not tell our wives.” (via IMDB)

The internet has absolutely gone crazy over this statement and a lot of netizens have reacted that they would also be willing to go on this camping trip. However, other than his interactions with Ryan Gosling, Jimmy Kimmel has received mixed reactions from fans for sometimes crossing a line with his jokes at the 96th Academy Awards(Via ABC).