In early 2013 , Gosling announced that he was taking a break from acting , stating , " I 've lost perspective on what I 'm doing . I think it 's good for me to take a break and reassess why I 'm doing it and how I 'm doing it . And I think this is probably a good way to learn about that . " Gosling 's directorial debut '' Lost River '' competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival . The " fantasy noir " , written by Gosling , stars Christina Hendricks , Ben Mendelsohn , and Matt Smith . The film received largely unfavorable reviews . Peter Bradshaw of '' The Guardian '' found it " insufferably conceited " and remarked that Gosling had lost " any sense of proportion or humility . " Robbie Collin of '' The Telegraph '' described '' Lost River '' as " mind-bogglingly pleased with itself " , while '' Variety '' s Justin Chang dismissed the " derivative " film as a " train-wreck . " In 2015 , he played a bond salesman in the ensemble financial satire '' The Big Short '' , a Best Picture nominee at the 2016 Academy Awards . David Sims of '' The Atlantic '' felt that he was " smarmily funny , somehow simultaneously magnetic and repulsive ; after years wandering the halls of mediocre art cinema , it 's wonderful to see him cut loose again . " Peter Travers of '' Rolling Stone '' said : " Gosling , a virtuoso of verbal sleaze , talks directly to the camera , and he 's volcanically fierce and funny . " The following year , Gosling starred in the black comedy '' The Nice Guys '' , opposite Russell Crowe , and in Damien Chazelle 's musical '' La La Land '' , for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and received his second Academy Award for Best Actor nomination . Robbie Collins took note of his chemistry with co-star Emma Stone and wrote , " Both stars are so attuned to each other ’s pace and flow that their repartee just seems to tumble out , perfectly formed . " It emerged as one of his most commercially successful films , with earnings of over $ 440 million against its $ 30 million budget
2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Cannes Film Festival
Ryan Gosling