Austin Butler Wins Leading Actor BAFTA, Thanks Presley Family

Austin Butler simply won another big award in his Oscars project — snagging a BAFTA throughout the pond … and ensuring to yell out the Presley family in the middle of their catastrophe.

The actor won a statuette Sunday for Leading Actor — certainly, for his representation of Elvis — and throughout his approval speech … AB dispensed a great deal of thank-yous, the last of which he conserved for Elvis’ instant family, with whom he’s grown close.

Watch … Austin decreased a list of names, everybody from his motion and singing coach to his representative and press agent … the cast and team … and, naturally, director Baz Luhrmann.

At completion of his remarks, he eloquently stated … “Lastly, I want to thank the Presley family. I cannot thank you guys enough for your love, and for sharing with me who Elvis truly was. I hope I’ve made you proud. This means the world to me.”

No specific reference of Lisa Marie Presley — who died suddenly a couple of weeks back, following his Golden Globes win — however according to Variety … Austin did, in truth, acknowledge her death. According to them, he’s estimated as stating it’s an “unimaginably tragic time,” while going on to state his love was with the Presleys, which this minute was bittersweet.