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Ryan Gosling Hails Eva Mendes as 'Girl of My Dreams' in Heartfelt Acceptance Speech

The actor was honored with the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.

Gosling's speech came after equally heartfelt tributes from his Barbie director, Greta Gerwig, and Crazy, Stupid, Love co-star, Steve Carell. When "I'm Just Ken" was announced as the winner, the cameras cut to Gosling in the audience, and it appeared that the actor simply did not comprehend what had actually just happened. Gosling, 43, previously told ET that his role as Ken was influenced a great deal by his daughters, while he was preparing and playing the part.

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