Austin Butler Brings His Elvis Impression to the 2023 Oscars - Fans Are Not Impressed

Austin Butler featured his acclaimed Elvis accent at the Oscars ceremony and the reaction of his fans suggests that they're tired of listening to his rendition of the Southern drawl.

Butler spoke to ABC about his first time being nominated for the Oscars, saying that it "feels like an impossible dream” and that he has to "pinch himself" as a reality check.

Speaking in his Elvis accent, he shared what trying to get out of character feels like, "Every time I get up in front of people as myself I’m nervous."

Fans, however, are sick of repeatedly hearing The Carrie's Diaries star exhibit the same accent and would rather hear Butler be himself vocally.

One Twitter poked fun at Butler's accent, saying, "Sorry not sorry, but it’s so cringe to listen to Austin Butler speak with the Elvis accent."

Another fan was impressed that Butler could still keep up his Elvis accent and wrote, "Austin Butler deserves an oscar simply for not losing that damn accent.”

Lauren Cox, red carpet host from E! asked Butler to comment on his favorite part of playing Elvis' character since he had previously claimed that the character "became a part of fiber of [his] being.”

The actor stated that he feels like a new man after preparing for the role and it's hard to point out just one favorite part of the whole process "because it’s such a part of my life.”

The Californian actor is nominated for the category of Best Actor for portraying the character of Elvis Presley: The King of Rock 'n' Roll in the movie Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann.

Butler spoke about his acclaimed character and revealed that he had spent two years immersing himself in the role for the movie and didn't even see his family this whole time.

Speaking to Elle Australia, he revealed that getting rid of Elvis' famed Southern twang has been hard for him, stating that the reason for his inability to shift back is the new "muscular habits" he developed while training for the role.

He further stated, "Your mouth can change. It’s pretty amazing. I know that I’m constantly changing. Check-in with me in 20 years when I’ve played a lot of roles. Who knows what I’ll sound like."

Director Baz Luhrmann spoke to The Post about Butler's dedication: "He was in character 24/7, seven days a week for two years."

Butler recently scored the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance in January and fans couldn't help but take a dig at his Southern baritone.

One user wrote, "I don’t know literally anything about Austin Butler at all, but does he ‘actually’ talk like this," while another commented, "Is Austin Butler going to sound like Elvis forever?"

In one of the backstage interviews at the event, Butler defended his tone, stating, "I don’t think I sound like him still, but I guess I must because I hear it a lot.”

His singing coach, Irene Bartlett, jumped in Butler's defense and said that it's "difficult to switch off something you’ve spent so much focus time on.”

After his first-ever Golden Globes win, Butler said, "If I was trying to sound like Elvis, I would sound very different right now. I think it’s sort of amusing to me how much people want to focus on this one thing.”

Appearing at The Graham Norton Show, Butler revealed, "I am getting rid of the accent, but I have probably damaged my vocal cords with all that singing." But regardless of the accent, we just can't get enough of Austin Butler and his alluring charm.