Lisa Marie Presley Was Relieved When Austin Butler Won a Golden Globe for 'Elvis,' Baz Luhrmann Says

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Baz Luhrmann is opening up about the reason why there was a sense of relief from Lisa Marie Presley after Austin Butler won a Golden Globe for Best Actor.During an interview on SiriusXM's , the  director revealed that despite losing contact during the filming of her father's biopic, the director and the producers behind the film were so lovingly embraced by Lisa Marie after he screened the film for her ahead of the Golden Globes.«So, comes the moment that I screened the film to her, and honestly, from that very emotional moment on, we were embraced into the family,» Luhrmann said. «I mean, we were brought back to Graceland to have a barbecue and hang out in the jungle room, having cocktails.

And it was so joyous.»Then, heading into the Golden Globes, Luhrmann described why there was «tension» leading up to the awards show.«There was so much tension going towards the Globes that, a night before, I think we had Elvis' birthday and it was such a happy time.

And then there were the Globes. And then when Austin won the Globe for Best Actor, just the sense; she was so articulate about the sense of relief, she felt that her father — who had not been, who had somehow fallen out of the reasonable place — should be in the hearts and minds of not just American culture but world culture, that that had been reinstated.

And she felt so good about it. So it only amplified the total shock and just the sadness what was to come next.»Just days after being in the audience watching Butler win a Golden Globe for his deft portrayal of the King of Rock and Roll, Lisa Marie died in Los Angeles after she was rushed to the hospital after going into full cardiac arrest.