Austin Butler
Awards & Honours
30
Awards Won
2
Honours
3
Rankings
4
Covers
2
Records
Austin Butler's portrayal of Elvis Presley earned him some of the most prestigious acting honors in the industry. He won both the BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Actor, making him one of the few actors to take both awards for a single performance. His Academy Award nomination placed him among the elite. He also swept multiple critics' circle awards, a testament to the near-universal acclaim for his transformation. In 2023, TIME named him to the TIME 100 Next list, recognizing him as an emerging leader in entertainment.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
TIME 100 Next
Named to TIME's annual list of 100 most influential emerging leaders and rising stars.
AMPAS Membership
Invited to become a member of the Academy.
Rankings & Lists
TIME 100 Next
Variety 500
Forbes 30 Under 30
Magazine Covers
Vanity Fair
March 2023
The King and Us: Inside Austin Butler's Epic Elvis Transformation
GQ
April 2023
Austin Butler Is Ready to Move On
Esquire
February 2023
The Reinvention of Austin Butler
Variety
October 2022
Austin Butler on Becoming Elvis: 'I Gave Everything I Had'
Records & Feats
First actor to win both BAFTA and Golden Globe for playing Elvis Presley
Butler's performance as Elvis Presley earned him both the BAFTA Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, a rare double for a musical biopic.
One of the few actors to receive an Oscar nomination for portraying a music icon in a biopic
Butler's Oscar nomination for Best Actor for Elvis placed him alongside actors like Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line).