(L-R) Catherine Martin, Austin Butler and Baz Luhrmann. Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock
Three days after Lisa Marie Presley died of cardiac arrest, Austin Butler appeared at the Critics’ Choice Awards, where he was nominated for his portrayal of her father Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis.
The 31-year-old actor walked the red carpet with costume designer Catherine Martin and director Luhrmann on Sunday, January 15. The trio stayed close in all-black outfits.
Us Weekly confirmed on Thursday, January 12 that Lisa Marie was hospitalized after paramedics performed CPR at her Calabasas home. Her mother, Priscilla Presley, was seen arriving at the hospital to be by her side. She confirmed Lisa Marie’s death hours later.
“It is with a heavy heart that I have to share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Elvis’ ex-wife, 77, said in a statement at the time. “She was the most passionate strong loving woman I have ever known. We ask for privacy as we try to cope with this profound loss. Thank you for your love and prayers. There will be no further comments at this time.’
Lisa Marie was the only daughter of Elvis, who died in August 1977 at the age of 42, and Priscilla. The former couple were married from 1967 to 1973. The “Lights Out” singer, for her part, shares 11-year-old twin daughters Harper and Finley with ex-husband Michael Lockwood.
Priscilla Presley, Austin Butler and Lisa Marie Presley Shutterstock for HFPA
“Michael was hoping for a speedy and full recovery because her children needed her,” the 61-year-old’s attorney, Jo Yanni, said in a statement Thursday. “It’s very sad that it didn’t work out that way. Michael’s world is turned on its head. Now he is with his two daughters.
Lisa Marie also shares daughter Riley Keough, 33, with ex-husband Danny Keough. (The exes, who were married from 1988 to 1994, mourned their son Benjamin Keough in 2020, when he died by suicide at age 27.)
In addition to Butler’s win and Luhrmann’s Best Director nomination, Elvis is also nominated for Best Editing, Best Costume Design and Best Picture on Sunday.
The Carrie Diaries alum previously praised Lisa Marie and Priscilla when he won the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama on Tuesday, January 10.
“The Presley family, thank you guys, thank you for opening your hearts and memories [and] your home to me, he said. “Lisa Marie Priscilla: Love You Forever.”
Luhrmann, for her part, released a statement on Friday, January 13, via Instagram. “Over the past year, the entire Elvis film family and I have felt the privilege of Lisa Marie’s loving embrace,” the director wrote. “Her sudden, shocking loss has devastated people around the world. I know her fans everywhere join me in sharing prayers of love and support with her mother Priscilla and her beautiful daughters Riley, Finley and Harper. Lisa Marie, we will miss your warmth, your smile, your love.”
Tom Hanks, who plays Elvis’ manager in the film, and his wife Rita Wilson also spoke out via Instagram: “We are heartbroken by the loss of Lisa Marie Presley. Absolutely broken.”
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