Elvis' biography is one of the 10 productions competing for best film, so find out more Elvis' film nominated for the Oscar 2023.

The film was also nominated in seven other categories, including Best Actor, Cinematography, Editing, Timbre, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling.

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Elvis, available to stream on HBO Max, the biographical film in English and was nominated for a 2023 Golden Globe.

Elvis stars Austin Butler, who played the King of Rock from the beginning of his career until his death in August 1977.

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Incidentally Hanks (World's Worst Neighbor, Olivia DeJonge (The Society), Helen Thomson (Spanish), and more.

So for more information Elvis Film nominated for Oscar 2023  and on Elvis' cast and history, see below.

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elvis story

The film begins from the point of view of businessman "Colonel" Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), who managed the career of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler).

Coming from a circus background, Parker worked with American country names when he met the King of Rock early in his career in Memphis.

While motivated by his powerful voice and stage presence, it wasn't long before an agent approached the singer for a commercial collaboration.

However, along with fame come controversies, personal conflicts, love affairs, marriage to Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), long tours and upheavals in Elvis Presley's career.

Thereafter, Elvis' rise to stardom was rapid, with record sales and numerous television appearances.

The reaction between public and critics

The work was one of the most profitable in 2022, with a global collection of 287.3 million US dollars (1.4 billion reais in progress).

On the IMDb website, the production scored a 7.4 based on a survey of 176,000 users.

Critics gave the film a Metacritic rating of 64 and an audience rating of 7.5. On Rotten Tomatoes, Elvis has a 77 % (“Fresh” label) and 94 % ratings.

Although on the same portal, Elvis was on the list of the 200 best films of 2022 organized by the aggregator.

Another success of the film was its great presence in international film and music awards.

Highlights include the AACTA Awards, American Film Institute Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, People's Choice Awards, Grammy Awards and the aforementioned Golden Globe Awards.

This work was nominated in the category "Best Actor", "Direction", "Film", "Editing", "Soundtrack" and other criteria.

technical team

Tom Hanks was certainly the first name to join Elvis' cast, in March 2019.

Also the following year, Austin Butler got the lead role after auditioning director Baz Luhrmann.

But other stars considered to play Elvis in the movies include singer and actor Harry Styles (Don't Worry, Darling), Ansel Elgort (Getaway), Miles Teller (Whiplash) and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Train-Bullet).

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For in the same year, the names of Olivia DeJonge were added as Priscilla Presley, wife of the artist; Helen Thomson and Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge: Love in Red) as Elvis' parents and English singer Yola as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, blues guitarist and pioneer of rock and roll.

Kelvin Harrison Jr. (The Perfect Beat) plays Elvis' bluesman friend BB King; Luke Bracey as Jerry Schilling, a member of Elvis's personal friends known as the "Memphis Mafia", and Dacre Montgomery as Steve Binder, the music producer responsible for Elvis' artistic change; among other names.

In addition to directing, Baz Luhrmann penned the screenplay with Sam Bromell (Dau), Craig Pearce (Consome Dance With Me) and Jeremy Doner (How to Rock a Heart).

The film's soundtrack features songs from the King of Rock, as well as modern originals from pop artists such as Doja Cat, Eminem, CeeLo Green, Måneskin, Swae Lee, Diplo and Nardo Wick.

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