Austin Butler Wins Leading Actor BAFTA, Thanks Presley Family

Austin Butler simply gained one other big award in his Oscars marketing campaign — snagging a BAFTA throughout the pond … and ensuring to shout out the Presley household amid their tragedy.

The actor walked away with a statuette Sunday for Leading Actor — clearly, for his portrayal of Elvis — and through his acceptance speech … AB dished out quite a lot of thank-yous, the final of which he saved for Elvis’ quick household, with whom he is grown shut.

Watch … Austin went down an inventory of names, everybody from his motion and vocal coach to his agent and publicist … the forged and crew … and, in fact, director Baz Luhrmann.

At the tip of his remarks, he eloquently stated … “Lastly, I need to thank the Presley household. I can not thanks guys sufficient on your love, and for sharing with me who Elvis really was. I hope I’ve made you proud. This means the world to me.”

No specific point out of Lisa Marie Presley — who died all of a sudden a couple of weeks in the past, following his Golden Globes win — however in keeping with Variety … Austin did, in actual fact, acknowledge her passing. According to them, he is quoted as saying it is an “unimaginably tragic time,” whereas occurring to say his love was with the Presleys, and that this second was bittersweet.