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As one of the Best Actor nominees, Austin Butler will be a guest of honor at the 2023 Oscars, and it turns out he has a pretty good idea who will be by his side. It doesn’t sound like it will be girlfriend Kaia Gerber, either.

Every year, the stars nominated for awards at the Oscars gather for a celebratory luncheon ahead of the show and 2023′s event just took place!

Oscars Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.The annual tradition allows nominees from all categories to rub elbows before the big night and this year was no different.

— with the late singer's ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, and daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, watching closely — Baz Luhrmann knew it all came down to casting. «I was not gonna make the film unless I found someone who could play Elvis,» he recalled of the pre-production process. «I didn't really think I could.»Everything came together when he found Austin Butler, who devoted himself to learning The King's songs, mannerisms, and, of course, his iconic voice. However, Luhrmann said the most «nerve-wracking» screening of his entire career came when he sat down with Priscilla to show her the film for the first time."[Priscilla] was quite cynical about how this young kid could, in fact, manifest her husband," he shared, noting that the family has had their share of «disappointments» when it comes to portrayals of Elvis onscreen. «I remember Priscilla said, 'I know I was hard on you,' she wrote me an email… She said, 'Every wink, every move, if my husband was here he would say, 'Hot damn, you are me!''»«She said, 'How did he know about Elvis' rage, his stillness, his inner life, his complex inner life?'» he added. «Because that's not out there.

Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler were spotted walking arm in arm as they took her precious pooch for a weekend stroll in Los Feliz on Saturday. The 21-year-old daughter of supermodel Cindy Crawford, 56, and businessman Rande Gerber, 60, put on a leggy display in tiny grey shorts styled with an oversized grey T-shirt.She layered her sporty look with a pocketed navy zip-up vest hanging off her slender frame. Gerber strolled the gravel terrain and tucked her braided brunette tresses under a green hat.She protected her eyes with thin black sunglasses as she and Austin, 31, walked her tiny white and brown rescue dog in the hills.The loved-up duo's outing comes after Butler secured an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his role in the film Elvis.  Star couple: Kaia Gerber, 21, and Austin Butler, 31, were spotted walking her dog in Los Angeles on Saturday She's born with it: The model daughter of Cindy Crawford put on a leggy display in tiny grey shorts, a grey T-shirt, and a navy vest that hung off her slender frameButler donned a long-sleeved black shirt and a black hat and appeared distracted as he typed on his phone while holding the dog leash.The Elvis star looked casually cool in black and white Adidas track pants and coordinated Adidas Gazelle sneakers.The Once Upon a Time...

Elvis star Austin Butler and the film's director Baz Luhrmann reunited at Advanced Imaging Society's 13th annual Lumiere Awards in Beverly Hills on Friday.The hit biopic chronicling the King's meteoric rise to superstardom won big during the star-studded ceremony that handed out 23 statuettes in honor of creative and technical achievements.Luhrmann scored the Best Motion Picture (Musical) and Best Musical Scene Or Sequence gongs, as well as the Harold Lloyd Award, which recognizes directors who've used technology as a tool to empower their storytelling. The Australian filmmaker (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann) looked dapper in a black suit, consisting of fitted slacks and a matching blazer with flat black lapels and leather shoes.For contrast, the 60-year-old star added a white dress shirt but opted to go tieless for the event.

Former child actor Austin Butler donned blue collar fashion after finally admitting that his Memphis twang was a put on and that he is getting rid of it.The 31-year-old actor was seen arriving at a Los Angeles hotel on Monday in a workwear-inspired ensemble that would make a construction worker jealous.Austin donned an on-trend black bomber jacket over plain white T-Shirt, relaxed fit blue jeans, and a pair of brown leather vintage boots.The former boyfriend of Vanessa Hudgens gushed about that pair of lace-up footwear in a GQ video last year as he said with his signature Memphis drawl: 'These, I found at a vintage store in New York and I just tried 'em on.'And I've got some others that are, you know, that this part comes up further but these are just so comfortable.' Workwear couture: Former child actor Austin Butler donned blue collar fashion while arriving at a Los Angeles hotel on Monday after finally admitting that his Memphis twang was a put on and that he is getting ridHe went on to say what made him really fall in love with the boots was seeing Brad Pitt's character in 1999 film Fight Club wear a similar pair.Austin explained: 'And then I ended up watching Fight Club one day and seeing Tyler Durden, I believe he's got the same boots in one of the scenes and he wears them unlaced.

A little less conversation? Not for Austin Butler and Vanessa Hudgens, who have continued to talk about each other following their 2020 breakup.

Can’t escape the King! Austin Butler went through in-depth training while preparing for his role in the 2022 Elvis Presley biopic — and his voice hasn’t been the same since.

Since Austin Butler‘s star turn as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann‘s “Elvis” last year, the actor has struggled to shake the singer’s iconic accent. But EW reports that on Friday’s episode of BBC One‘s “Graham Norton Show,” Butler confirmed he’s finally leaving it behind.

The time has finally come, Austin Butler is getting rid of his Elvis Presley accent after a ton of backlash — but it might be harder than he expected!

Vanessa Hudgens and her MLB player boyfriend Cole Tucker are engaged, according to a report.The actress, 34, and the 26-year-old Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop/outfielder reportedly agreed to marry some time last year, though is not yet clear when - although they did enjoy a romantic trip to Paris in November 2022.DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for the pair.  Vanessa originally met Cole via Zoom while virtually attending Joe Jonas' meditation group back in 2020.Cole is Vanessa's first boyfriend since ending her eight-year romance with Elvis star Austin Butler shortly after Halloween 2019.

Austin Butler will always cherish the instant friendship he formed with Lisa Marie Presley.

Mourning his friend. Austin Butler opened up about his relationship with Lisa Marie Presley after playing her father, Elvis Presley, in Elvis.

Just two days after Austin Butler won a Golden Globe for playing her father Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley tragically passed away at 54 after suffering cardiac arrest.Butler, 31, released a heartfelt statement after Presley's death, though now he's opening up more about his friendship with her.The Oscar-nominated actor appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, where he revealed they got, 'so close so fast.' Passed away: Just two days after Austin Butler won a Golden Globe for playing her father Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley (seen with Butler in June 2022) tragically passed away at 54 after suffering cardiac arrest Close: The Oscar-nominated actor appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, where he revealed they got, 'so close so fast'Butler revealed that he first met Lisa Marie, 'when we screened the film at Graceland, and I've never had an experience where I met somebody and felt an immediate depth of relationship to them.''She was a person who didn't really have anything to prove and wouldn't open up to everyone, and she just opened up to me,' he added. 'We got so close so fast, so yeah, it's just devastating.

Austin Butler looked handsome as he stepped out in New York Monday.The Elvis star donned a dark blue suit with a double breasted jacket and a white shirt, open at the collar, and black boots for his foray into the Big Apple. The Oscar nominee, 31, wore sunglasses as exited his hotel and got into a waiting car. This comes after DailyMail.com heard the actor drop the Memphis accent he used at the Golden Globes when at the AARP Awards in Beverly Hills on Saturday evening. Handsome: Austin Butler looked handsome as he stepped out in New York Monday.

Elvis star Austin Butler dropped his southern accent this weekend.When at the AARP The Magazine's 21st Annual Movies for Grownups Award held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday, the 31-year-old actor sounded like a regular Southern California boy (he was raised in Anaheim, California) and DailyMail.com was there to hear it.This comes after the star had a Memphis accent when he accepted his Best Actor award at the Golden Globes on January 10 in front of Elvis' family members Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley. Zero accent: Elvis star Austin Butler dropped his southern accent this weekend at AARP The Magazine's 21st Annual Movies for Grownups Award in Los Angeles, and DailyMail.com was there to hear it Lisa Marie sadly died on January 12 after suffering a heart attack. On Saturday Butler appeared on stage as he looked dapper in a black suit and opened white shirt with no tie while introducing his 60-year-old Elvis director Baz Luhrmann who won an award for his work on the bio film.

Elvis star Austin Butler evoked feelings of classic Hollywood at AARP The Magazine's 21st Annual Movies for Grownups Award in Los Angeles on Saturday. The 31-year-old actor solidified heartthrob status in a chic black satin suit over a white button-down shirt sans tie. The Oscar nominee strolled the star-studded red carpet in black patent leather dress shoes. Classic Hollywood: Austin Butler evoked feelings of classic Hollywood at AARP The Magazine's 21st Annual Movies for Grownups Award in Los Angeles on SaturdayHe was joined by director Baz Luhrmann, who directed Austin in the 2022 biopic about The King, for several photos ahead of the ceremony.

Elvis star Austin Butler evoked feelings of classic Hollywood at AARP The Magazine's 21st Annual Movies for Grownups Award in Los Angeles on Saturday. The 31-year-old actor solidified heartthrob status in a chic black satin suit over a white button-down shirt sans tie. The Oscar nominee strolled the star-studded red carpet in black patent leather dress shoes. Classic Hollywood: Austin Butler evoked feelings of classic Hollywood at AARP The Magazine's 21st Annual Movies for Grownups Award in Los Angeles on SaturdayHe was joined by director Baz Luhrmann, who directed Austin in the 2022 biopic about The King, for several photos ahead of the ceremony.

that the “friend” who first envisioned him playing Elvis Presley was, in fact, Hudgens, his ex-girlfriend of nine years. What's more, he even gave her credit. A win for unappreciated ex-girlfriends everywhere? Sure, why not.When Butler first told the story to , he said, “I was going to look at Christmas lights with a friend.