Ryan Gosling reveals awkward Oscar run in with Chris Rock

Ryan Gosling, right, had an awkward encounter backstage at this year's Oscars with host, Chris Rock.

Most of us would love to see Ryan Gosling waiting for us after a pivotal moment in our lives - but not Chris Rock.

Gosling, 36, recently revealed to Jimmy Kimmel that the pair shared an incredibly awkward backstage moment at the Oscars this year, when Rock was the host.

The La La Land star told the story as a cautionary tale, warning Kimmel - who's just been announced as the 2017 host - to avoid the trap they'd fallen into.

"One thing I want to tell you, though, is just make sure you have the right people backstage when you get off from giving your monologue," he told the comedian.

"Last year when Chris Rock hosted, you know, he came off after his monologue, and I think who you want to see in that moment is a friend, or somebody that you know. But instead he saw me - because I was presenting next.

"But the disappointment in his eyes that it was me that he saw was palpable. And I didn't hear the monologue, 'cause I was travelling through the bowels of the building while it was happening, so I didn't want to just say - I didn't know what to say ... so we were just staring at each other."

Gosling said they continued to stare at each other for an extended awkward period, until thankfully Dave Chapelle, who was standing nearby, "saved them both from the awful situation."

"He [Chapelle] just moved me aside and went in there, and Chris was like 'Thank God'," he revealed.