Austin Butler reaches the Oscars as one of the performers most likely to win Best Actor for his role in Elvishe biopic of the king of rock The American has already swept Golden Balls and won Best Dramatic Actor for his performance as a performer in love me tenderly.
After much applause, praise and positive reviews, the film directed by Baz Luhrmann has established itself and is starting as one of the favorites with eight nominations: Best Film, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design and Best Editing.
When he received the news of his appointment, Austin Butler was thrown into a ‘bittersweet moment’as he said in an interview on the tv show Today. The reason for this sadness was that Lisa Marie Presley, the singer’s daughter, could not be at his side, since he died in January from heart problems. “I think how much I wish she were here right now to celebrate with me,” he confessed very movingly.
How Austin Butler and Lisa Marie Presley Met
Austin Butler and Lisa Marie Presley met the day the film was screened at gracelandthe ranch that the Presley family owns in Memphis, Tennessee.
“I’ve never been so nervous that someone would see something of what he had done. They had never seen anything, they hadn’t even read the script and they were very nervous,” he revealed of the first meeting with the singer’s family.
His first conversation with Lisa was very different from what he imagined. “I’ve never had an experience where you meet someone and feel an immediate connection,” he said. The show tonightthe show hosted by Jimmy Fallon.
“He was someone who really had he had nothing to prove and he didn’t open up to everyone, and he just opened up to me. And we got closer so fast. So it’s just devastating,” he said on the show. “We got close and so fast, it was amazing.”
The connection was such that when the American won the Golden Globe, he dedicated it to Lisa Marie and her mother, Priscilla Presley, with whom they attended the event: “A big thank you to the Presley family. Thank you for opening your heart to me. your memories and your home. Lisa Marie and Priscilla, I love you forever.”
Although the relationship between Austin Butler and Lisa Marie Presley did not last long, it became very intense. Whenever he has the opportunity, the actor takes the opportunity to send him a greeting and make him understand that he will never forget him.