Time's Joel Stein has dubbed The Ides of March actor, 31, the 2011 Coolest Person of the Year for his ability to be 'tough but emotional.'
Stein wrote: 'Ryan Gosling, the 2011 Coolest Person of the Year, is so cool that he refused to talk to me about this honour.
'Faced with this problem, other magazine franchises might back down and pick someone willing to play ball and be their publicity monkey, but the Coolest Person Committee is committed to the truth.
'Also, it was getting really close to deadline, so it just seemed a lot easier to stick with Gosling.'
He added: 'Yes, [Gosling] was a Mouseketeer alongside Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.
'And yes, he puts on a weird Brooklyn accent even though he's from Canada. Yes, he was homeschooled and sometimes hangs out with magicians. But he's so cool, he wears all of that proudly.'