Austin Butler

2023 - 1 - 13

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Austin Butler's Golden Globes tribute to Lisa Marie Presley goes ... (Evening Standard)

The actor, 33, won Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his portrayal of the iconic singer in Baz Luhrmann's biopic Elvis.

Property records indicate Presley was a resident at that address. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude,” she said. In light of her passing, organisers of the Golden Globes said Lisa Marie had been “a very welcome presence” at the ceremony, in a statement which paid tribute to her as “an extremely talented singer/songwriter”. [Priscilla Presley](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/priscilla-presley) and the Presley family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Lisa Marie. “Thank you, guys. [ustin Butler](/topic/austin-butler)’s tribute to [Elvis Presley](/topic/elvis-presley)’s daughter Lisa Marie and former wife Priscilla has gone viral in the wake of [the 54-year-old’s death](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/lisa-marie-presley-dead-elvis-priscilla-cardiac-arrest-calabasas-tributes-golden-globes-b1052726.html).

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Austin Butler's Golden Globes tribute to Lisa Marie Presley goes ... (Daily Mail)

During Monday night's Golden Globes, the 31-year-old actor won Best Actor for his starring role in the Elvis biopic and thanked Lisa Marie in his speech.

Thank you for the love and prayers. 'She was the most passionate strong and loving woman I have ever known. Lisa Marie, Priscilla, I love you forever.' Terrific trio: Lisa Marie and Priscilla had accompanied Austin on much of the publicity tour for Elvis and the trio had grown close during filming of the biopic (pictured at the Golden Globes) As seen on screen: The award-winner had spent time with Elvis's daughter Lisa Marie and wife Priscilla in order to embody the King of Rock 'n' Roll in the biopic Days before: Austin Butler's emotional tribute to Lisa Marie Presley at the Golden Globes has gone viral in the wake of the singer's shock death from a cardiac arrest

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Austin Butler's Golden Globes tribute to Lisa Marie & Priscilla Presley (Capital FM)

My heartfelt congratulations to Austin Butler for the Golden Globe award for best actor. It was much deserved. He studied Elvis for 2 years & simply became him ...

After the event, Lisa Marie's mother Priscilla tweeted her support for Austin, writing: "My heartfelt congratulations to Austin Butler for the Golden Globe award for best actor. My heartfelt congratulations to Austin Butler for the Golden Globe award for best actor. [> Here Are All The Ways You Can Listen To Capital](https://www.capitalfm.com/how-to-listen/getting-started/) "Then she took me upstairs and we went into Elvis' bedroom, sat on the bed and just talked for hours" As the women teared up at their table, Austin said: "I also want to thank our incredible producers and Warner Bros and the Presley family. Another shared: "She was at the golden globes not even 5 days ago.

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Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber celebrated his Golden Globe with a ... (Glamour UK)

Kaia Gerber skipped the Golden Globes red carpet, but she did not miss her boyfriend Austin Butler's big night.

When asked about her during an August 2022 interview with GQ, [he responded](https://www.glamour.com/story/austin-butler-thank-you-phrase), “I don’t think there’s anything I want to share about that, but thank you for providing the space.” However, the pair's public displays of affection didn't end with a little hand-holding. January 10 was a big night for the Elvis star, who took home the award for best actor in a drama motion picture.

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Austin Butler's tribute to Lisa Marie Presley goes viral following ... (Heart)

Austin Butler's acceptance speech at the Golden Globes has gone viral following the death of Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley.

I can't even describe what it meant." Lisa Marie, Priscilla, I love you forever." [Listen on Global Player: Spencer & Vogue.

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Elvis star Austin Butler's Golden Globes speech declaring “love” for ... (City A.M.)

Two days before she died, Elvis star Austin Butler declared his "love" for Lisa Marie Presley in a speech at the Golden Globes.

She had her own music career in the 1990s and early 2000s, releasing singles including We ask for privacy as we try to deal with this profound loss,” Priscilla added. Amazing, he’s such a sweetheart.” She was taken to hospital but tragically passed away. Lisa Marie Presley was the only child of Elvis and most famously married Michael Jackson in the 1990s. Lisa Marie was seen at the Golden Globes just two days prior to her death, where she showed up in support of Baz Luhrmann’s new film about her father.

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Austin Butler's Getting Called Out for Calling Vanessa Hudgens a ... (Cosmopolitan.com)

And there was an Elvis Christmas song on the radio, and I was singing along, and my friend looked over at me and goes, 'You've gotta play Elvis!'" He continued, ...

Like, I don’t know how we get rights or what we do, but you need to play him." Then in January, he was sitting at the piano—he’s a musician—and he’s playing and he’s singing and I’m like, ‘I don’t know how, but we need to figure out how you can play Elvis. He had just dyed his hair dark—he’s a natural blonde blonde—and I was looking at him and he was singing along and I was like, ‘Babe, you need to play Elvis.

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'Elvis' Producers Criticized For Casting Austin Butler In Role Of ... (The Onion (satire))

LOS ANGELES—As awards season arrives and critics take note of the film's problematic whitewashed casting, the Golden Globe–nominated Elvis faced increased ...

Hearing classics like ‘Baby Let’s Play House,’ ‘Hound Dog,’ and ‘In The Ghetto’ coming out of a white man’s lips is nothing short of jarring.” Though his decision to take the part has been condemned in most quarters, many critics have nonetheless praised Butler for his refusal to wear blackface in his depiction of Presley. “Using a white actor to portray a world-renowned African American who single-handedly revolutionized pop music is regrettable, to say the least,” critic Ibrahim Lawrence wrote in the Los Angeles Times, suggesting that actors of color had little hope of succeeding in today’s film industry if producers couldn’t even bring themselves to give a Black man the starring role in a musical biopic about Elvis Presley. LOS ANGELES—As awards season arrives and critics take note of the film’s problematic whitewashed casting, the Golden Globe–nominated Elvis faced increased scrutiny this week for casting Austin Butler in the role of the iconic Black singer.

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Austin Butler nearly gave up acting after mom's death (Black Hills Pioneer)

Austin Butler questioned whether being an actor was "noble" after his mom died. The 'Elvis' star's beloved mother Lori died in 2014 of cancer at the age of ...

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Austin Butler criticised for referring to ex Vanessa Hudgens as just a ... (PopBuzz)

Austin Butler and Vanessa Hudgens dated for almost 10 years before calling it quits in 2020 and Vanessa came up with the idea for Austin to play Elvis in a ...

As a result, fans have been criticising Austin for failing to mention Vanessa by name, or at least describing her as his "girlfriend-at-the-time". Like, I don't know how we get rights or what we do, but you need to play him.'" Vanessa said: "Last December, we were driving along and we were listening to Christmas music, and then an Elvis Presley Christmas song came on. That same friend was there and I was playing the piano. I said, 'Oh, that's such a long shot.'" After both starring in various Disney Channel productions, Austin and Vanessa began dating in 2011.

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Elvis Star Austin Butler's Golden Globes Tribute To Lisa Marie ... (HuffPost UK)

Elvis's only daughter attended the Golden Globes on Tuesday, just two days before she suffered a fatal cardiac arrest.

Lisa Marie was born on 1 February 1968, nine months to the day after Elvis and Priscilla married. She is survived by her mother and by three children, including the actor Riley Keough. She later married actor Nicolas Cage and guitarist Michael Lockwood. “May you rest in peace.” Lisa Marie, Priscilla, I love you forever.” “Thank you, guys.

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