Eva Mendes swooned over her husband Ryan Gosling‘s reaction to his win at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday evening.

The day after the ceremony, the actress, 49, reposted a clip of the 43-year-old Barbie star’s stunned reaction to his name being called and wrote in her caption: ‘I LOVE HIM!!!!’

For his song I’m Just Ken, he won over two other songs from Barbie‘s original motion picture soundtrack — Billie Eilish‘s What Was I Made For? and Dua Lipa‘s Dance the Night.

Gosling — who gushed about Mendes, calling her ‘the girl of my dreams‘, during his speech at the Santa Barbara Film Festival — appeared taken aback when he realized he won in the category.

Then, his confused expression went viral on the internet.

Eva Mendes swooned over her husband Ryan Gosling’s reaction to his win at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday evening

The day after the ceremony, the actress, 49, reposted a clip of the 43-year-old Barbie star’s stunned reaction to his name being called and wrote in her caption: ‘I LOVE HIM!!!!’

However, Mendes did not join Gosling on any red carpets during award show season as the couple are notoriously private with their relationship.

Last year, Mendes — who confirmed rumors of secretly tying the knot with Gosling over a year ago — previously revealed why she prefers to show her support privately and through the screen.

During an on Instagram with her fans, she responded to a fan’s comment that said they wanted Barbie to ‘get through the awards season’ so that Mendes could start joining Gosling and become a fixture on the red carpet.

‘We don’t do those things together,’ she said in response. ‘I’m only comfortable posting because it’s already out there.’

She also noted that the first and only red carpet they ever attended together was for The Place Beyond the Pines.

The pair previously met on the set of the epic crime drama in 2011.

She then went on to clarify that it’s not that red carpets with Gosling are ‘not comfortable’ for her but instead they prefer to keep their relationship private.

‘By “not comfortable”, I mean exposing our very private life that we value,’ she explained.

For his song I’m Just Ken, he won over two other songs from Barbie’s original motion picture soundtrack — Billie Eilish ‘s What Was I Made For? and Dua Lipa ‘s Dance the Night. Gosling appeared taken aback when he realized he won in the category

Then, his confused expression went viral on the internet

Last year, Mendes previously revealed why she prefers to show her support privately and through the screen. She also noted that the first and only red carpet they ever attended together was for The Place Beyond the Pines

The pair previously met on the set of the epic crime drama in 2011. Since they met on the set of The Place Beyond the Pines and played a couple with a child together, Mendes and Gosling have welcomed two kids together

‘I’m still dying to do another movie with him though,’ she added.

Since they met on the set of The Place Beyond the Pines and played a couple with a child together, Mendes and Gosling have welcomed two kids together.

They are the proud parents of two daughters — nine-year-old Esmeralda Amada and seven-year-old Amada Lee.

In recent years, fans have speculated the pair secretly eloped.

In November 2022, Mendes seemingly confirmed the rumors when she referred to Gosling as her husband on a television appearance in Australia.