Fans found Austin Butler's use of his Elvis Presley voice odd in his 2023 Golden Globes speech

Fans found Austin Butler's use of his Elvis Presley voice odd when he accepted a Golden Globe on Tuesday night for his portrayal of the late King of Rock. Invoking Presley's signature twang, the 31-year-old began his acceptance speech with, "Oh man, all my words are leaving me. I just am so grateful right now. I’m in this room full of my heroes. Brad [Pitt], I love you. Quentin [Tarantino], I printed out the ‘Pulp Fiction’ script when I was 12. I cannot believe I’m here right now." The Disney Channel alum got the prize for "Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama" for his starring part in the highly regarded "Elvis" biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Image credit: PEOPLE[/caption] Furthermore, Butler, a native of Southern California, continued to speak to the crowd at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles and addressed Presley's widow, Priscilla Presley, and daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. He told the Tennessee natives, "The Presley family, thank you guys for opening your hearts, your memories, your home to me. Lisa Marie and Priscilla, I love you forever.” For those unaware, Priscilla, 77, and Lisa Marie, 54, both of whom showed signs of emotion during the speech, did not seem to be bothered by Butler's accurate mimicry. (They lost Elvis in 1977 when he passed away at age 42 from a heart attack.) Also read: Eddie Murphy left the audience at the 2023 Golden Globes in hysterics

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Butler's delivery was well-liked by Elvis' loved ones, but watchers at home were frightened. One spectator tweeted, "So that fake Elvis accent is just Austin Butler’s voice now, huh #GoldenGlobes." "Austin Butler taking ‘method acting’ WAY further than it needs to with this voice in his acceptance speech. #GoldenGlobes," another user tweeted. Someone else joked, "Has Elvis’ ghost taken over Austin Butler? Sir blink twice if you need help #goldenglobes." And another person made quipped that "if Austin Butler can stick with his Elvis voice then Julia Garner should stick with her Anna Delvey voice.” [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1296"] Image credit: The Hollywood Reporter[/caption] On another note, Butler revealed in a June 2022 interview with "Entertainment Tonight" that it is challenging for him to get rid of Elvis' accent after playing the late legend onscreen. He said at the time, "At this point, I keep asking people, ‘Is this my voice?’ because this feels like my real [voice]." "It’s one of those things where certain things trigger it and other times as well it’s, I don’t know. When you live with something for two years, and you do nothing else, I think that you can’t help it. It becomes a fiber of your being.”