‘That CANNOT be his real voice!’ Austin Butler baffles fans by speaking in Elvis’ Memphis drawl while picking up first Golden Globe Award for role in music icon’s biopic
- The 31-year-old actor was born and raised in Anaheim, California
- He scored critical acclaim for his role as The King of Rock and Roll in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic and scooped Best Actor win at the Golden Globes on Tuesday
- His acceptance speech set Twitter alight, with many fans mocking his decision to speak with a Memphis drawl, despite filming the movie two years ago
- Butler has previously opened up on the effects of playing Elvis, admitting he ‘lost touch’ with his own personality
- READ MORE: Golden Globes 2023 WINNERS: Michelle Yeoh and Colin Farrell triumph
Austin Butler baffled Golden Globes 2023 viewers on Tuesday by speaking in an Elvis-inspired Memphis drawl as he picked up his first gong for his portrayal of the music icon.
The Anaheim-born star, 31, was delighted as he scooped the award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his work on 2022 film Elvis – but the focus quickly switched to his incredibly different sounding voice.
As the star began: ‘I just want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press for this honor’ before praising his ‘mama’, fans clocked he was still speaking in his Elvis-style Memphis drawl from the movie, almost two years after filming had ended.
Sorry, what? Austin Butler baffled Golden Globes 2023 viewers on Tuesday by speaking in an Elvis-inspired Memphis drawl as he picked up his first gong for his portrayal of the music icon
One fan wrote: ‘Austin Butler’s voice is WILD that cannot be real’ while a second typed: ‘When is Austin Butler going to switch his voice back to normal?’
Another penned: ‘Austin Butler still stuck in his Elvis voice’ while one fan wrote: ‘austin butler using this elvis voice for his golden globe win…girl i’m losing my mind and busting out laughing.’
Another wrote: ‘Austin butler is committing to the voice bit until he dies huh i can’t take it’ while one fan wrote: ‘I’m sorry I cannnnotttttt take austin butler seriously with this fake voice sir I watched the carrie diaries wyd.’
More fans wrote: ‘Austin Butler has one more chance to shut the Elvis voice off I swear to god’ while another suggested hiring an exorcist to switch Austin’s vocals: ”Okay now who is gonna award Austin Butler an exorcist to get this Elvis voice outta him.
All shook up? The Anaheim-born star, 31, was delighted as he scooped the award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his work on 2022 film Elvis (left in film and Elvis right) – but the focus quickly switched to his incredibly different sounding voice
GOLDEN GLOBES 2023: Winners at a glance
FILM:
Best Picture – Drama: The Fabelmans
Best Picture – Musical/Comedy: The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama: Cate Blanchett – TAR
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama: Austin Butler – Elvis
Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy: Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy: Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture: Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture: Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best Director – Motion Picture: Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Best Screenplay Motion Picture: Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
White Lotus’ Jennifer Coolidge accepting her win for Best Supporting Actress – Television Limited Series/Motion Picture
TELEVISION:
Best Drama Series: House Of The Dragon
Best Musical/ Comedy series: Abbott Elementary
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture: The White Lotus
Best Actress – Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture: Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout
Best Actor – Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture: Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Best Television Actress – Drama Series: Zendaya – Euphoria
Best Television Actor – Drama Series: Kevin Costner – Yellowstone
Best Television Actress – Musical/Comedy Series: Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Best Television Actor – Musical/Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Best Supporting Actress – Television Limited Series/Motion Picture: Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
Best Supporting Actor – Television Limited Series/Motion Picture: Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird
Best Supporting Actress – Television Series: Julia Garner – Ozark
Best Supporting Actor – Television Series: Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
Singer Betheny Cosentino simply wrote: ‘Does Austin Butler realize he’s from Anaheim?
The star’s husky acceptance speech saw him become visibly emotional as he said: ‘I also want to say to my fellow nominees, you have turned in the most beautiful profound work and I am so honored and proud to be listed among you’
‘I owe this to a bold, visionary filmmaker who allowed me the experience to take risks and I always knew I would be supported. I love you, Baz Luhrmann, thank you for believing in me in those moments that I didn’t even believe in myself.
‘I’m so grateful to you I also want to thank my dance partner, the greatest dance partner I could have ever hoped for, Mr. Tom Hanks thank you. I also got to thank Denzel Washington Denzel, thank you for your kindness thank you for your generosity in championing me when you did not have to.
‘I am so grateful for all eternity to you. I also want to thank our incredible producers and Warner Bros and the Presley family, thank you guys, thank you for opening your hearts, your memories, your home to me. Lisa Marie , Priscilla, I love you forever.
Can’t let it go: As the star began: ‘I just want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press for this honor’ before praising his ‘mama’, fans clocked that he was still speaking in his Elvis-style Memphis drawl from the film, months after filming had ended’
‘I also want to thank my family, my sister is here with me tonight, Ashley, I love you so much I want to thank my dad who’s watching at home, I want to thank my mom who I know is smiling down right now mama.
‘I love you so much thank you for sacrificing so much for me. And, lastly, Elvis Presley himself, you are an icon and a rebel. And I love you so much. Thank you. You are remembered and I will never forget, thank you!’
The star failed to mention his girlfriend Kaia Gerber, 21, during his speech.
The actor also had a noticeable southern drawl when he was asked on the red carpet about his Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture nomination for his starring role in Elvis.
What? One fan wrote: ‘Austin Butler’s voice is WILD that cannot be real’ while a second typed: ‘When is Austin Butler going to switch his voice back to normal?
‘I feel honoured and privileged to be nominated and to be here with people I admire so much,’ he told Live From E!.
‘I feel very happy with the movie. There’s nobody like director Baz Luhrmann,’ he added.
Butler’s interview whipped social media into a frenzy as fans noticed the Anaheim native was speaking in like Elvis even though production on the film wrapped almost two years ago, in March 2021.
‘Austin, I love you but you have to drop the accent,’ one Twitter user pleaded.
Another tweeted: ‘I am BEGGING Austin to lose the Elvis accent.’
However, one fan jumped to his defence, saying his voice only serves to demonstrate his commitment to his craft.
‘The most Hollywood thing you can do is create an accent and stick to it,’ they said.
Austin was so dedicated to perfecting his role as Elvis in the renowned biopic released last summer that he didn’t see his family for three years as he prepped for the film in Australia.
Production for Elvis was postponed in March 2020 when one of its stars, Tom Hanks, was diagnosed with COVID-19 and hospitalized.
When the pandemic started, the Elvis set was shut down indefinitely.
Butler declined an invitation to be flown back to his home in Los Angeles and instead used the lockdown as an opportunity to immerse himself in all things Elvis.
While speaking to British GQ, Butler said he turned his apartment into a ‘detective scene’ as he studied the real-life character that he would portray.
Pulling a Liam Payne? The singer shocked fans with a ‘bizarre’ Irish-American accent when he was interviewed about the infamous Will Smith slap after the Oscars in March 2022
Siblings: The star was supported by proud sister Ashley on the night
OMG! Ashley was beside herself as her brother was announced as the winner
Bond: The pair hugged as Austin went to accept his award
Shout out: Elvis’ wife Priscilla Presley and daughter Lisa Marie were in the audience
Emotional: Lisa Marie was in tears as the audience cheered Austin on
His idol: Brad Pitt looked delighted at a shout-out from Austin
‘Just images of Elvis everywhere, from every time period,’ he said.
He noted that the pandemic gave him extra time to dig deeply into his role.
‘I think the film would have been very different if we had started shooting at that point, and I’m grateful I had the time to let myself marinate,’ he added.
By the time filming began he felt he had learned everything there was to know about Elvis.
He had dedicated himself to listening exclusively to his music, and reading everything he could find about his life.
Butler told Variety that during this time, not only would Elvis be the ‘only thing’ he ever thought about, he would also speak in his voice because ‘this is what it takes.’
The actor had a southern drawl when he was asked on the red carpet about his Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture nomination for his starring role in Elvis
‘Austin, I love you but you have to drop the accent,’ one Twitter user pleaded
Elvis chronicles the life and career of the late King of Rock and Roll, and Butler has generated Oscar buzz for his portrayal of Presley
He said: ‘During Elvis, I didn’t see my family for about three years. I was off in New York prepping with Baz and then I went to Australia.
‘I had months where I wouldn’t talk to anybody – and when I did, the only thing I was ever thinking about was Elvis.’
He explained, ‘It’s the only thing I was focused on. I was speaking in his voice the whole time, so then I talk to my sister and she’s got to listen to that and she’s like “what are you doing?”
‘So I just had to be focused and yeah. This is what it takes.’
Butler has previously opened up on the effects of playing Elvis, admitting he ‘lost touch’ with his own personality.
He told GQ Magazine: ‘You can lose touch with who you actually are, and I definitely had that when I finished Elvis – not knowing who I was.’
Emotional: Butler and shared a hug with Elvis director and co-writer Baz Luhrmann after notching his win for Best Performance In A Motion Picture – Drama
More support: The actor has had the support of Elvis Presley’s ex-wife Priscilla Presley and daughter Lis Marie Presley since the production of the biopic started
The King’s men and women: Both Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie Presley have been very open about offering their approval of Butler’s performance as The King of Rock n’ Roll and the biopic as a whole, which was driven by the vision of Luhrmann
Men’s club: Quentin Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler rubbed shoulders for a photo or two at the 2023 Golden Globes
Sharing a moment; The Australian filmmaker, 60, chatted it up with Golden Globe winner Julia Garner, who won the Supporting Actress for her role in the Netflix series Ozark
2023 GOLDEN GLOBES WINNERS – FULL LIST
Best Picture – Drama
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
The Fabelmans – WINNER
TAR
Top Gun: Maverick
Against all odds: Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans earned top honor Best Picture – Drama despite being a box office flop
Best Picture – Musical/Comedy
The Banshees of Inisherin – WINNER
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Triangle of Sadness
Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Cate Blanchett – TAR – WINNER
Olivia Coleman – Empire of Light
Viola Davis – The Woman King
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Austin Butler – Elvis – WINNER
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Hugh Jackman – The Son
Bill Nighy – Living
Jeremy Pope – The Inspection
King gets crowned: Austin Butler took home Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his titular role in Elvis
Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy
Lesley Manville – Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Margot Robbie – Babylon
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Menu
Emma Thompson – Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once – WINNER
Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy
Diego Calva – Babylon
Daniel Craig – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Adam Driver – White Noise
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin – WINNER
Ralph Fiennes – The Menu
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brad Pitt – Babylon
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once – WINNER
Eddie Redmayne – The Good Nurse
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – WINNER
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Dolly De Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Carey Mulligan – She Said
Head of the table: Angela Bassett earned Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best Director – Motion Picture
James Cameron – Avatar: The Way of Water
Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Baz Luhrmann – Elvis
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans – WINNER
Best Screenplay Motion Picture
Todd Field – TAR
Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin – WINNER
Sarah Polley – Women Talking
Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Best Picture – Animated
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – WINNER
Inu-Oh
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Best Picture – Non-English language (Formerly Foreign Language)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany)
Argentina, 1985 (Argentina) – WINNER
Close (Netherlands, France, Belgium)
Decision to Leave (South Korea)
RRR (India)
Best Score Motion Picture
Carter Burwell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Alexandre Desplat – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Women Talking
Justin Hurwitz – Babylon – WINNER
John Williams – The Fabelmans
Best Song Motion Picture
Where the Crawdads Sing – Carolina
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Ciao Papa
Top Gun: Maverick – Hold My Hand
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Lift Me Up
RRR – Naatu Naatu – WINNER
Best Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
House of the Dragon – WINNER
Ozark
Severance
Epic: Director Miguel Sapochnik accepted Best Drama Series for House Of The Dragon
Best Musical/ Comedy series
Abbott Elementary – WINNER
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Wednesday
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture
Blackbird
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Dropout
Pam & Tommy
The White Lotus – WINNER
Best Actress – Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture
Jessica Chastain – George & Tammy
Julia Garner – Inventing Anna
Lily James – Pam & Tommy
Julia Roberts – Gaslit
Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout – WINNER
Best Actor – Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture
Taron Egerton – Blackbird
Colin Firth – The Staircase
Andrew Garfield – Under the Banner of Heaven
Evan Peters – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story – WINNER
Sebastian Stan – Pam & Tommy
His moment: Evan Peters earned Best Actor – Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture for Dahmer
Best Television Actress – Drama Series
Emma D’Arcy – House of the Dragon
Laura Linney – Ozark
Imelda Staunton – The Crown
Hilary Swank – Alaska Daily
Zendaya – Euphoria – WINNER
Best Television Actor – Drama Series
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Kevin Costner – Yellowstone – WINNER
Diego Luna – Andor
Bob Odenkirk – Better Caul Saul
Adam Scott – Severance
Best Television Actress – Musical/Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary – WINNER
Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant
Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday
Jean Smart – Hacks
Well deserved: Quinta Brunson earned Best Television Actress – Musical/Comedy Series for Abbott Elementary
Best Television Actor – Musical/Comedy Series
Donald Glover – Atlanta
Bill Hader – Barry
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear – WINNER
Best Supporting Actress – Television Limited Series/Motion Picture
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus – WINNER
Claire Danes – Fleishman Is in Trouble
Daisy Edgar-Jones – Under the Banner of Heaven
Niecy Nash – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus
Best Supporting Actor – Television Limited Series/Motion Picture
F. Murray Abraham – The White Lotus
Domhnall Gleeson – The Patient
Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird – WINNER
Richard Jenkins – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Seth Rogen – Pam & Tommy
Best Supporting Actress – Television Series
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Julia Garner – Ozark – WINNER
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary
Blonde ambition: Julia Garner won Best Supporting Actress – Television Series for Ozark
Best Supporting Actor – Television Series
John Lithgow – The Old Man
Jonathan Pryce – The Crown
John Turturro – Severance
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary – WINNER
Henry Winkler – Barry
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