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Austin Butler appears to speak in Elvis’ voice during Golden Globes acceptance speech: ‘Is that his actual voice?’-Rachael O'Connor-Entertainment – Metro
Austin appears to have kept Elvis’ Memphis drawl…
Austin Butler has addressed his Elvis voice yet again after it shone through in his Golden Globes acceptance speech (Picture: Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Austin Butler raised eyebrows during his Golden Globes acceptance speech as his role as Elvis Presley appeared to have stayed with him.
The young actor received critical acclaim last year as he starred as the blues icon in biopic Elvis, having put his all into preparing for the role for years.
Admitting he woke up in ‘fits of terror’ in the middle of the night and barely saw his family as he worked on the movie, it was always unlikely Austin would forget about his time on the Elvis set any time soon.
But he also has a somewhat more permanent reminder, as it seems he cannot seem to shake the Elvis accent and voice in the almost two years since filming wrapped on the project.
Austin has already poked fun at himself for his lingering Elvis accent, including on a Saturday Night Live skit, and on Tuesday addressed it again after his Golden Globes acceptance speech for best actor in a motion picture drama.
The actor thanked the cast and crew of Elvis in his speech, as well as his loved ones and the family members of the late Presley, but while his words were touching it was the Memphis drawl that viewers picked up on, many taking to Twitter to question if they were hearing correctly.
Viewers were confused as the California native appeared to have a Memphis drawl during the speech (Picture: NBC via Getty Images)
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‘Now why is Austin Butler still doing his Elvis accent?’ one person wrote, while another laughed: ‘Austin Butlet cannot shake this Elvis accent at all lmao.’
One joked: ‘I have never committed to anything the way Austin Butler has committed to the Elvis voice,’ and another asked simply: ‘Is this Austin Butler’s actual voice?’
Speaking to press later, Austin was asked about the accent and mannerisms sticking with him by Variety, to which he said he doesn’t ‘even think about it.’
Austin spent three years preparing for the role (Picture: Warner Bros. / Avalon)
The actor says part of Elvis will always be ‘linked’ to his DNA (Picture: Liaison)
‘I don’t think I sound like him still,’ he insisted, ‘but I guess I must because I hear it a lot.
‘I liken it to when people live in another country for a long time – I had three years where [Elvis] was my only focus in life. So I’m sure there are pieces of my DNA that will always be linked.’
The actor already addressed the accent change in his opening monologue for SNL in December, when he said: ‘There’s people out there who say that ever since I played Elvis my voice has changed.
‘That it got deeper, more Elvis-y. But that’s not true. I’ve always sounded like this, and I can prove it.’
The star received critical acclaim for his role in the biopic (Picture: NBC via Getty Images)
Golden Globes 2023 winners list in full
Best Picture, Drama: The Fabelmans
Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Director, Motion Picture: Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
Best Screenplay, Motion Picture: The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Austin Butler (Elvis)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Cate Blanchett (Tár)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or 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 Television Series, Drama: House of the Dragon (HBO)
Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy: Abbott Elementary
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama: Kevin Costner (Yellowstone)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama: Zendaya (Euphoria)
Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy: Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
Best Supporting Actor, Television: Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary)
Best Supporting Actress, Television: Julia Garner (Ozark)
Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television: The White Lotus (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture made for Television: Evan Peters (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
Best Performance by an Actress, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television: Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout)
Best Performance by an Actress in Supporting Role, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television: Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
Best Performance by an Actor in Supporting Role, Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture made for Television: Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird)
Best Original Score, Motion Picture: Babylon (Paramount Pictures) – Justin Hurwitz
Best Picture, Non-English Language: Argentina, 1985 (Argentina)
Best Original Song, Motion Picture: Naatu Naatu from RRR (Variance Films) — Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj
Best Motion Picture, Animated: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
A clip then showed the actor promoting previous project the Carrie Diaries, with a voice-over making him speak in a high-pitched voice.
In his emotional acceptance speech, Austin thanked the ‘bold, visionary’ director Baz Luhrmann, as well as co-star Tom Hanks and former co-star Denzel Washington for ‘championing’ him.
He also thanked the Presley family for ‘opening your hearts, your memories, your home to me. Lisa Marie , Priscilla, I love you forever.’
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Presley’s real-life family had nothing but praise for Butler’s performance, with his daughter, Lisa-Marie saying: ‘Let me tell you that it is nothing short of spectacular.
‘Absolutely exquisite. Austin Butler channelled and embodied my father’s heart & soul beautifully.’
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