Lisa Marie & Priscilla Presley Cry While Watching Austin Butler Win Golden Globe For ‘Elvis’: Watch

Austin Butler, 31, took location his first-ever Golden Globe for the Best Actor successful a Motion Picture (Drama) class for portraying Elvis Presley successful 2022’s Elvis biopic astatine the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards — and helium wasn’t the lone affectional 1 successful the room. Elvis’ wife, Priscilla Presley, 77, and their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, 54, were seen crying arsenic Austin accepted the grant connected signifier connected Jan. 10. He besides sweetly shouted them retired during his speech. “Thank you for opening your hearts, your memories, your location to me,” helium said. “Lisa Marie, Priscilla, I emotion you forever.”

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Austin became affectional erstwhile thanking a myriad of radical who helped him on the way, including Elvis director Baz Luhrmann, Denzel Washington, and Tom Hanks. “I beryllium this to a bold, visionary filmmaker who allowed maine the acquisition to instrumentality risks and I ever knew I would beryllium supported,” helium humbly stated. “I emotion you, Baz Luhrmann. Thank you for believing successful maine successful those moments that I didn’t adjacent judge successful myself. I’m truthful grateful to you. I besides privation to convey my creation partner, the top creation spouse I could person ever hoped for, Mr. Tom Hanks.”

Austin Butler gave a heartfelt code aft winning his first-ever Golden Globe connected Jan. 10, 2023 (Photo: Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock)

“I besides privation to convey my creation partner, the top creation spouse I could person ever hoped for, Mr. Tom Hanks,” helium continued. Tom, 66, played Elvis’ greedy manager, Colonel Tom Parker. “I besides got to convey Denzel Washington,” helium added. “Thank you for your kindness convey you for your generosity successful championing maine erstwhile you did not person to.” Denzel, 68, and Austin starred unneurotic successful 2018’s The Iceman Cometh, and helium recommended him for the role. Austin besides thanked his precocious parent and sister Ashley, who helium brought arsenic his date.

Lastly, Austin thanked the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll himself. “You are an icon and a rebel. I emotion you truthful much. Thank you,” helium said with overmuch gratitude. “You are remembered and I volition ne'er forget.”

Austin Butler Golden Globes with Priscilla Presley (left) and Lisa Marie Presley (right) astatine the 80th Annual Golden Globes (Photo: Shutterstock for HFPA)

It’s nary astonishment that Priscilla and Lisa Marie got visibly affectional arsenic Austin stood up connected stage. They person some antecedently gushed astir however arrogant they are of Austin and the movie for portraying Elvis and his beingness truthful beautifully. In a clip shared to Baz’s Instagram astatine the Memphis premiere of Elvis successful June 2022, Priscilla said documentaries and films related to the precocious prima person been “one disappointment aft the other”. However, she believes that Austin and Baz yet got it right. “At this point, I archer you this with each my heart, and it’s the lone crushed that I’m here: It’s been done right,” she proudly stated.

Lisa Marie shared a akin sentiment. “Austin, you cognize however we feel. Truly, Elvis morphed into you, I person to say. You had his guidance,” she said astatine the premiere, according to Express.

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