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Austin Butler Shares ‘Bittersweet’ Reaction To Oscars Nomination Following Lisa Marie Presley’s Death

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Austin Butler has admitted he’s feeling “bittersweet” to be in the running for his first Oscar, following the death of Lisa Marie Presley.

On Tuesday, it was revealed that the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood star had landed a nomination in the Best Actor category for his leading performance in the biopic Elvis.

However, following the death of the music legend’s daughter Lisa Marie earlier this month, Austin admitted he had mixed feelings about the accolade.

Speaking to Today With Hoda & Jenna shortly after the announcement, he said: “It’s sort of a bittersweet moment right now. because I think of how much I wish she was here right now to get to celebrate with me.”

“It’s the same thing I feel with Elvis,” he added “I wish that they could see these moments, you know?

“It’s just sort of strange to celebrate at a time of such deep grief. But I sort of think of it as a way to honour her. This is for her.”

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Austin Butler

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Lisa Marie died on 12 January at the age of 54, after suffering cardiac arrest.

She was laid to rest over the weekend, in a ceremony attended by Austin and his partner Kaia Gerber.

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Lisa Marie Presley

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Austin previously paid his respects to the late singer-songwriter in an emotional statement, which read: “My heart is completely shattered for Riley, Finley, Harper and Priscilla at the tragic and unexpected loss of Lisa Marie.

“I am eternally grateful for the time I was lucky enough to be near her bright light and will forever cherish the quiet moments we shared.

“Her warmth, her love and her authenticity will always be remembered.”

Austin Butler and Lisa Marie Presley pictured at the Golden Globes on Tuesday evening
Austin Butler and Lisa Marie Presley pictured at the Golden Globes on Tuesday evening

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Days before her death, Lisa Marie had attended the Golden Globes, where Austin gave her a shout-out on stage after receiving his award.

Check out all the nominees for this year’s Oscars here.

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Chelsea Handler Hilariously Roasts James Corden And Prince Harry’s ‘Frostbitten Penis’ In Critics’ Choice Awards Opening Monologue

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Prince Harry, James Corden and Ellen DeGeneres were among the famous faces roasted by Chelsea Handler during her opening monologue at Sunday night’s Critics’ Choice Awards.

The US star didn’t hold back in having a jokey dig at the headline makers of the last 12 months as she opened this year’s bash in Los Angeles.

“It is an honour to be your host tonight after everything that we have all been through together over the past few years between Covid, monkeypox, the Don’t Worry Darling press tour,” Chelsea began. “It’s been a lot.”

And just a week after he released his memoir, Spare, it didn’t take long for Chelsea to have a dig at Prince Harry – or rather the royal’s “frostbitten penis”.

Chelsea Handler speaks onstage during the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards.
Chelsea Handler speaks onstage during the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards.

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“Niecy Nash-Betts is nominated for Dahmer,” Chelsea continued. “Dahmer became the third highest viewed show on Netflix, which a combined watch time of 1 billion hours, which, apparently, is the same amount of time we’re going to have to listen to Prince Harry talk about his frostbitten penis. Enough already.”

Prince Harry’s mate James Corden wasn’t spared either, following his alleged behaviour towards waiting staff that saw him briefly banned from NYC restaurant Balthazar.

Acknowledging the cast of the restaurant-based dramedy The Bear, Chelsea said: “They showed us how gruelling and how absolutely miserable working in the restaurant industry can be, and they didn’t even have to wait on James Corden.”

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She went on to take aim at another talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres, and the toxic workplace allegations by staffers on her former daytime show, although Chelsea didn’t go as far as naming Ellen.

“In the movie Tár, Cate [Blanchett] portrayed an iconic lesbian whose career is affected by her toxic behaviour. And she didn’t even have to host her own daytime talk show,” Chelsea told the audience.

Jennifer Coolidge and Brendan Fraser were among the winners at Sunday night’s awards, which are often an indicator of success at the Academy Awards.

Watch Chelsea’s opening monologue in full above.

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