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About|the singer and actress|her self-titled album|Jennifer Hudson (album)pp-semi-blp|small=yespp-move-indefUse mdy dates|date=March 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Jennifer Hudson| image = Jennifer Hudson 2011 AA.jpg| caption = Hudson at the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Jennifer Kate Hudson| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|9|12| birth_place = Chicago , Illinois , U.S.| origin =| instrument = Vocals| genre = Contemporary R& B|R& B , Soul music|soul | occupation = Singer, actress, spokesperson | years_active = 2004–present| label = RCA Records (2011-present) http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-peter-edge-tom-corson-on-the-shuttering-1005394732.story "RCA's Peter Edge, Tom Corson on the Shuttering of Jive, J and Arista" October 07, 2011, Billboard.biz
Arista Records|Arista | associated_acts = Ne-Yo | website = URL|jenniferhudson.com
Infobox|headerstyle = background:#F0E68C;|labelstyle = background:#ddf;|datastyle = background:#DCDCDC;|header1 = Film Awards| data2 = Infobox| child = yes| title = Academy Awards | label1= 79th Academy Awards|2006 | data1 = Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress | label2 =| data2 =| data3 = Infobox| child = yes| title = British Academy Film Awards | label1= 60th British Academy Film Awards|2006 | data1 = BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role | label2 =| data2 =| label3 =| data3 =| data4 = Infobox| child = yes| title = Golden Globe Awards | label1 = 64th Golden Globe Awards|2006 | data1 = Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | label2 =| data2 =| data5 = Infobox| child = yes| title = Screen Actors Guild Awards | label1= 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2006 | data1 = Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Female Actor in Supporting Role | label2 =| data2 =| label3=| data3 = Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the American Idol (season 3)|third season of American Idol coming in seventh place. She made her film debut in the 2006 film Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls , which won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , a Golden Globe Award , a BAFTA Award , an NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award .

She won a Grammy Award for her eponymous debut album, Jennifer Hudson (album)|Jennifer Hudson , which was released in 2008 on Arista Records and was RIAA certification|certified gold by the RIAA for selling over 800,000 copies in the US; sales exceeded 1& nbsp;million copies worldwide. Additionally, it spawned the hit single Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson song)|Spotlight . Her second album I Remember Me (album)|I Remember Me was released in March 2011, and has reached number two on the Billboard 200 , selling 165,000 copies in its first week of release. http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/03/31/album-charts-chris-brown-earns-first-billboard-200-1-with-f-a-m-e/ "Album Charts: Chris Brown Earns First Billboard 200 #1 With 'F.A.M.E.' " Published 03/31/2011, Ballerstatus.com

In late 2008, after Hudson's mother, brother and nephew were killed in a shooting, Hudson stepped out of the limelight for three months. Hudson resumed her public appearances in 2009, and has since performed at the Super Bowl XLIII , the Grammy Awards, American Idol , and The Oprah Winfrey Show .cite web|url= http://www.accesshollywood.com/jennifer-hudson-to-perform-on-oprah_article_14860|title= J-Hud to sing Friday on Oprah's show|publisher=Access Hollywood|date= February 24, 2009 Hudson has been described as a friend of President Barack Obama , who invited her to appear with him at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills in May 2009.Cite news| url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/obama-visit-.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=L.A. Now | date=May 27, 2009 | accessdate=May 6, 2010 She also performed at the White House at the "Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement" event. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/12/dylan-mellencamp-baez-bring-civil-rights-songs-to-white-house/ dead link|date=March 2011 Her vocal range is mezzo-soprano .cite web|url= http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/jennifer-hudson-bringing-down-the-house/|title=Jennifer Hudson: Bringing Down the House |publisher=vogue.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-03

Biography


Early life and American Idol


Main|American Idol (season 3)Jennifer Hudson was born on September 12, 1981, in Chicago , Illinois .cite web|url= http://allmovie.com/artist/jennifer-hudson-454405/bio|title=Person: Jennifer Hudson: Biography|work= Allmovie |accessdate=July 8, 2009 She is the third and youngest child of Darnell Donnerson (November 7, 1950 – October 24, 2008)cite web|url= http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com |title=Social Security Death Index |publisher=Ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com |date=July 15, 2010 |accessdate=March 10, 2011 and Samuel Simpsoncite news|url= http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/175911,sho-cst-dream17.article|title=Living the dream|last=Hoekstra|first=Dave|date=December 16, 2006|work=Chicago Sun-Times |publisher= Sun-Times Media Group |accessdate=July 8, 2009 (died 1999).cite web|url= http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808690669/bio |title=Yahoo Biography |publisher=Movies.yahoo.com |date= |accessdate=March 10, 2011 She was raised as a Baptist cite web|author=The Associated Press|date= February 20, 2007|url= http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/20/arts/NA-A-E-CEL-US-People-Hudson.php|title= For Oscar nominee Jennifer Hudson, all roads lead back to church: 'I don't do clubs'|publisher=International Herald Tribute|accessdate= September 13, 2008 in Englewood, Chicago|Englewood cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |year=2007 |title=Jennifer Hudson 1981- |journal=Biography Today |volume=17 |issue=1 |page=50|publisher=Omnigraphics, Inc.|issn=1058-2347 |doi= |url= |accessdate= and attended Dunbar Vocational High School (Chicago, Illinois)|Dunbar Vocational High School , from which she graduated in 1999.cite web|url= http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/2007-03/07/content_821386.htm |title=Chicago fetes hometowner Jennifer Hudson |publisher=Chinadaily.com.cn |date= |accessdate=2011-08-02 She cites Whitney Houston , Aretha Franklin , and Patti LaBelle as her overall biggest influences and inspiration.cite web|author=World Entertainment News Network|date= February 7, 2008|url= http://www.teenmusic.com/d/142059/1020/dreamgirls-star-hudson-dreams-of-houston-duet.html|title= Dreamgirls Star Hudson Dreams Of Houston Duet|publisher=Teen Music|accessdate= September 11, 2007 At the age of 7, she got her start in performing by singing with the church choir and doing community theater with the help of her late maternal grandmother, Julia.Biography Today, p.50 She enrolled at Langston University but she left after a semester due to homesickness and unhappiness with the weather, and signed up at Kennedy–King College .Biography Today, p.51

BLP unsourced section|date=April 2011In January 2002, Hudson signed her first recording contract with Righteous Records, a Chicago-based independent record label. The company's president, David Johnson, and his staff put Jennifer through a full year of artist development working 5 days a week on live performance, stage presence, songwriting, on-camera interviewing, charm school etiquette and physical fitness. She was released from her 5-year contract with Righteous Records so that she could appear on "American Idol" in 2004, but Jennifer credits David Johnson with teaching her "so much" and preparing her for the successful career she is enjoying today.

Hudson auditioned for the third season of American Idol , in Atlanta , commenting that she had been singing on Disney Cruise Line s (aboard the Disney Wonder ) for the past few months (as one of the Muses from Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules ); and contestant judge Randy Jackson said, "We're expecting more than a cruise ship performance from you."Citation needed|date=April 2011Hudson struggled to gain popularity in the early stages of Idol's live shows, receiving the second-lowest number of votes in two of the first three shows.Citation needed|date=April 2011 However, after a change in song choices, she soon became a favorite to win, receiving the highest number of votes in the "Top 9" after her performance of Elton John 's " Circle of Life ," on April 6, 2004.Citation needed|date=April 2011 During the "Top 7" show, Hudson performed Barry Manilow 's, "Weekend in New England," which garnered praise from all three judges.Citation needed|date=April 2011 Hudson was eliminated during this week, which some blamed in part on a power outage in Hudson's hometown of Chicago due to April 2004 Utica tornado outbreak|storms and tornadoes in the area.Citation needed|date=April 2011 This also led to controversy since the "Battling Divas" were all in the Bottom 3.cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486564/20040423/id_1235723.jhtml |title='Idol' Jennifer Hudson Says She Was Robbed |publisher=MTV |date=April 23, 2004 |accessdate=November 9, 2008Cite news|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,631910,00.html |title=Jennifer Hudson Moves to 'Better Place' |publisher=People |author=Silverman, Stephen M. |date=November 8, 2008 |accessdate=November 9, 2008 On April 21, 2004, Hudson became the sixth of the 12 finalists to be voted off the show, finishing the competition in seventh place.Citation needed|date=April 2011In May 2010, the Los Angeles Times claimed Hudson to be the third greatest Idol contestant in the history of the show. She placed behind Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson and Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood .cite news|author=Shirley Halperin |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/2010/05/the-ultimate-american-idol-power-ranking-after-9-seasons-and-120-contestants-kelly-clarkson-still-re.html |title=The ultimate 'American Idol' power ranking: 120 contestants on, Kelly Clarkson still reigns supreme |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 31, 2010 |accessdate=March 10, 2011

' American Idol performances
Theme weekSong sungArtistDate sungStatus
AuditionShare Your Love With Me Aretha Franklin Advanced
HollywoodN/ AN/ AAdvanced
SemifinalsImagine John Lennon February 10, 2004Eliminated
Wild Card I Believe in You and Me Four Tops
Whitney Houston
March 9, 2004Selected
Top 12
Soul Music Week
Baby, I Love You Aretha FranklinMarch 16, 2004Bottom 2
Country music>Country Week No One Else on Earth Wynonna Judd March 23, 2004Safe
Top 10
Motown Week
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave Martha and the Vandellas March 30, 2004Bottom 2
Top 9
Songs of Elton John
Circle of Life Elton JohnApril 6, 2004Highest Number of Votes
Top 8
Songs of the Cinema
I Have Nothing from The Bodyguard Whitney HoustonApril 14, 2004Safe
Top 7
Songs of Barry Manilow
Weekend in New England Barry ManilowApril 20, 2004Eliminated


2006-07: Dreamgirls , career breakthrough and Music career development


In September 2006, Hudson performed the song, "Over It," live on WFLD|Fox Chicago Morning News. In the interview she stated the song would be included on her debut album, to be released in early 2007, however this was before she was signed to a record label.cite web|date= September 7, 2005|url= http://youtube.com/watch? v=OyUicGJgyGM|title= Jennifer Hudson sings 'Over It'|publisher=YouTube|accessdate= July 9, 2006 In November 2006, Hudson signed a record deal with Arista Records.cite web|url= http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/15841783/ns/today-entertainment/t/jennifer-hudson-signs-clive-davis/#.TyefEFxSQ9U|title=Jennifer Hudson signs with Clive Davis|date=November 21, 2006|accessdate=February 1, 2012|publisher=msnbc.com On The Oprah Winfrey Show , Hudson announced plans to enter the studio in March 2007.Citation needed|date=April 2011 Hudson said on The Tyra Banks Show , on February 23, 2007, that she just finished the first song for the album.Citation needed|date=April 2011 Hudson also recorded a song called, "Stand Up", which was available for preview on her fan website which was produced by Chicago natives Earl Powell and Herman Little III, who arranged the song.Citation needed|date=April 2011 The power-ballad would later become available on the deluxe edition of Hudson's Jennifer Hudson (album)|self-titled album as a bonus track .
In November 2005, Hudson was cast in the role of Effie White for the Dreamgirls (film)|film adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls (musical)|Dreamgirls , which also starred Jamie Foxx , Beyoncé Knowles and Eddie Murphy . The role, originally created in a Broadway performance by Jennifer Holliday ,Citation needed|date=April 2011 marked Hudson's debut screen performance. She won the role over hundreds of professional singers and actresses, including Raven-Symoné and Fantasia Barrino .Cite news|author=Susan Wloszczyna|date= November 16, 2005|url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-11-16-hudson-dreamgirls_x.htm|title= 'Idol' finalist Hudson lands lead in 'Dreamgirls' film|work=USA Today |accessdate= September 11, 2007 Filming of Dreamgirls began on January 9, 2006, and the film went into limited release on December 25, 2006, and national release on January 12, 2007.
Hudson has won particular praise for her show-stopping onscreen rendition of the hit song, " And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ", the signature song of the role, which had earlier been recorded, and had already reached the status of musical standard, because of the definitive performance of Jennifer Holliday. The New York Observer described Hudson's performance of the song as, "five mellifluous, molto vibrato minutes that have suddenly catapulted Ms. Hudson... into the position of front-runner for the best supporting actress Oscar."Cite news|url= http://www.observer.com/node/52981 |title=Dreamgirls Wakes Up |publisher=The New York Observer |author=Vilkomerson, Sara |date=December 3, 2006 |accessdate=November 9, 2008 Newsweek said that when moviegoers hear Hudson sing the song, she, "is going to raise goose bumps across the land."cite web|url= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16056454/ |title=Hudson steals ‘Dreamgirls,’ flirts with Oscar |publisher=MSNBC |date=December 11, 2006 |accessdate=November 9, 2008 Variety (magazine)|Variety magazine wrote that Hudson's performance, "calls to mind debuts like Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl (film)|Funny Girl or Bette Midler in The Rose (film)|The Rose , with a voice like the young Aretha."cite web|url= http://www.darriafilm.com/liza/blog/the_best_of_2006_jennifer_hudsons_rendition_of_and |title=The Best of 2006: Jennifer Hudson's rendition of "And I Am Telling You" |publisher=Culturekitchen.com |author=Pollan, Michael |date=December 22, 2006 |accessdate=November 9, 2008 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot
Hudson's version of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," debuted at number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 in the January 13, 2007, issue.Citation needed|date=April 2011 The Dreamgirls track became Hudson's first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Adult R& B Airplay chart on February 24, 2007.Citation needed|date=April 2011 " Love You I Do " was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song and won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media .

As Effie White, Hudson has garnered 29 awards from film critics as Best Supporting Actress and Breakthrough Performer of 2006. She won the Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In addition, she has been named Best Supporting Actress by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and also by the Screen Actors Guild . After seeing Hudson's performance in Dreamgirls , Simon Cowell taped a congratulatory message to her, which aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show .cite web|author=Ruben V. Nepales|date= January 17, 2007|url= http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view_article.php? article_id=43821|title= Golden Globe winners have ties, memories of RP|publisher=Global Nation|accessdate= September 11, 2007 With the March 2007 issue, Jennifer Hudson became the third African American celebrity, and the first African-American singer, to grace the cover of Vogue (magazine)|Vogue magazine.cite web|author=WENN|date = February 13, 2007|url = http://www.hollywood.com/news/Hudson_Makes_History_with_Vogue_Cover/3657023|title = Hudson Makes History with 'Vogue' Cover|work=Hollywood| accessdate = September 11, 2007
On 11 February 2007 the 60th British Academy Film Awards were held in London, Hudson was not there to accept her award for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress . The BAFTA Award went missing and Hudson never received her award until on the 22nd April 2011 she was reunited with her new BAFTA on the Graham Norton Show .
On February 25, 2007, she won the Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. During her acceptance speech, Hudson said: "Oh my God, I have to just take this moment in. I cannot believe this. Look what God can do. I didn't think I was going to win. ... If my grandmother was here to see me now. She was my biggest inspiration." She also concluded her speech by thanking Jennifer Holliday.cite web|date= February 26, 2007|url= http://newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/2/25/230344.shtml|title= 'Dreamgirl' Jennifer Hudson Wins Oscar|publisher=News Max|accessdate= September 13, 2008
Later in 2007, the Mayor of her home town Chicago, Richard M. Daley , declared March 6 as "Jennifer Hudson Day".Cite news|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/mar/07/news5|title= In brief: Chicago celebrates Jennifer Hudson Day|work=The Guardian |location=UK |date= March 7, 2007 | location=London | accessdate=May 6, 2010Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6426135.stm|title= City honours actress with own day|publisher=BBC News , Wednesday|date= March 7, 2007 She was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on June 18, along with 115 other individuals for 2007.cite web|author=Associated Press|date= June 19, 2007|url= http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story? section=entertainment& id=5400194|title= Film Academy Invites 115 New Members|publisher=abc7|accessdate= September 13, 2008cite web|author=Leslie Unger|date= June 18, 2007|url= http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2007/07.06.18.html|title= Academy Invites 115 to Become Members|publisher=Oscars|accessdate= September 13, 2008 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071224094334/ http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2007/07.06.18.html |archivedate = December 24, 2007 Entertainment Weekly '' put her performance on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "Sure, Beyoncé's performance was great. And Eddie Murphy's was impressive. But there was really only one reason we all rushed to see 2006's Dreamgirls: Jennifer Hudson's soul-to-the-rafters rendition of the classic "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going." When she sang "You're gonna love me," it wasn't just a lyric—it was a fact."Geier, Thom; Jensen, Jeff; Jordan, Tina; Lyons, Margaret; Markovitz, Adam; Nashawaty, Chris; Pastorek, Whitney; Rice, Lynette; Rottenberg, Josh; Schwartz, Missy; Slezak, Michael; Snierson, Dan; Stack, Tim; Stroup, Kate; Tucker, Ken; Vary, Adam B.; Vozick-Levinson, Simon; Ward, Kate (December 11, 2009), "THE 100 Greatest MOVIES, TV SHOWS, ALBUMS, BOOKS, CHARACTERS, SCENES, EPISODES, SONGS, DRESSES, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND TRENDS THAT ENTERTAINED US OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS". Entertainment Weekly. (1079/1080):74-84

2008-10: Subsequent film roles, Winnie and Jennifer Hudson


main|Jennifer Hudson (album)In May 2008, Hudson appeared in the feature film Sex and the City (film)|Sex and the City as Louise, Carrie Bradshaw 's assistant. Filming finished in December 2007 and the movie was released on May 30, 2008.cite news|author=Leslie Simmons|date= September 11, 2007|url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iff4aa14eba3699af39efe7af7e997eb3|title= Hudson moves to 'Sex and the City' movie|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate= September 11, 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071012164116/ http://hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iff4aa14eba3699af39efe7af7e997eb3 |archivedate = October 12, 2007
In October 2008, Hudson had her third film appearance in The Secret Life of Bees (film)|The Secret Life of Bees as Rosaleen, the mother figure of Lily Owens ( Dakota Fanning ). Also starring in the film are fellow Oscar nominees Queen Latifah and Sophie Okonedo , as well as Alicia Keys . The film opened on October 17, 2008, and grossed over $37& nbsp;million at the box office. The film won two People's Choice Awards in January 2009 in the categories, Favorite Drama Movie and Favorite Independent Movie.Citation needed|date=April 2011 The film also received nine Black Reel Awards nominations including three wins.Citation needed|date=April 2011 Hudson was nominated for her performance in the film, but lost to Queen Latifah .Citation needed|date=April 2011 The film also received eight nominations at the 2009 NAACP Image Awards , including a nomination for Hudson for her performance.Citation needed|date=April 2011In 2009, Hudson starred as Kathy Archenault in Fragments (film)|Fragments , a film based on the novel by Roy Freirich , with Dakota Fanning and Forest Whitaker . The name of the film was changed from "Winged Creatures" to "Fragments".Citation needed|date=April 2011 It was released on DVD on August 4, 2009.
In 2010, Hudson started filming an upcoming biopic film Winnie (film)|Winnie cite web|url= http://www.myweku.com/2010/11/jennifer-hudson-and-terrence-howard-winnie-trailer/ |title=Winnie – Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard |publisher=Myweku.com |date=November 18, 2010 |accessdate=March 10, 2011 based on the South African politician Winnie Madikizela-Mandela|Winnie Mandela starring alongside Terrence Howard and directed by Darrell Roodt|Darrell J. Roodt .cite web|url= http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-02-20/jennifer-hudson-interview-on-winnie-weight-loss-new-album-more/ |title=Jennifer Hudson Interview on Winnie, Weight Loss, New Album, More |publisher=The Daily Beast |date=February 20, 2011 |accessdate=March 10, 2011 Andre Pieterse and Roodt and Paul L. Johnson based the film's script on Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob's biography, Winnie Mandela: A Life .cite news|last=Fleming |first=Michael |url= http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011521.html? categoryid=13& cs=1 |title=Jennifer Hudson to star in 'Winnie' |work=Variety |date=November 17, 2009 |accessdate=March 10, 2011 The Creative Workers Union of South Africa have opposed this choice, stating they will push for a moratorium on the film if the casting is not reversed.Cite news|url= http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/afp-south-africa-jennifer-hudson.html|title=South African actors 'want Hudson out of Mandela film'|publisher= American Free Press |date=December 7, 2009|accessdate=December 8, 2009 Winnie Mandela has threatened legal action over this film claiming she was not 'consulted' about the film.cite news|last=Berger |first=Sebastien |url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/southafrica/7079001/Winnie-Mandela-threatens-legal-action-over-film.html |title=Winnie Mandela threatens legal action over film |work=Daily Telegraph |location=UK |date=January 26, 2010 |accessdate=March 10, 2011 Winnie is scheduled to be released in December 2011; the trailer was released in 2010.

In January 2008 Hudson returned to the studio to record new material for her debut album.Citation needed|date=April 2011 Her label was reportedly unhappy with the direction they were sending Hudson musically and decided it would be best to scrap the older songs and instead focus on new ones.Citation needed|date=April 2011 Hudson worked with Ryan Tedder and Timbaland on a number of songs. Her debut single, " Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson song)|Spotlight " was released on June 10, 2008 and became Hudson's first top 40 hit peaking at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 and became a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom and Turkey.
Her debut album, Jennifer Hudson (album)|Jennifer Hudson was released on September 30, 2008 on Arista and was written by Ne-Yo , who co-produced along with Stargate (production team)|Stargate . Additional contributors on the album include Timbaland, Missy Elliott , Robin Thicke , Harvey Mason, Jr. , Diane Warren , Earl Powell, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart , among others.cite web|author=Jonathan Cohen|date= May 19, 2008|url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1003805070|title= Debut Jennifer Hudson Album Due In September|work=Billboard |accessdate= September 13, 2008 The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200|''Billboard' 200 with 217,000 copies in the US and opened to positive reviews. As of August 2009, the album has sold 739,000 copies in the US, receiving a Gold certification for surpassing sales of 500,000. She has performed the song, "All Dressed in Love" for the Sex and the City (film)| Sex and the City soundtrack, which was released on May 27, 2008.cite web|author=Wilson Morales|date= May 7, 2008|url= http://www.blackfilm.com/20080502/features/jenniferhudson.shtml|title= Sex and the City: The Movie|publisher=Black Film|accessdate= September 13, 2008 Hudson performed the national anthem at the 2008 Democratic National Convention .
The album's second single was to be released in October 2008, and was originally set to be "My Heart" before " If This Isn't Love (Jennifer Hudson song)|If This Isn't Love " was chosen as the official second single.Citation needed|date=April 2011 After three of her family members were murdered brutally by her estranged brother-in-law, the single was rescheduled for a January 2009 release.Citation needed|date=April 2011 However, in January 2009, her label decided to postpone the release of the second single once more until, choosing a February 2009 release date.Citation needed|date=April 2011 After the release of "If This Isn't Love", the single eventually peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on the UK Singles Chart . The third single was announced as "Pocketbook" featuring Ludacris in April 2009, for a June 2009 release, despite speculation that the third single would be "My Heart" after it was canceled as the second single.Citation needed|date=April 2011 In May 2009, "Pocketbook" was canceled as the third single due to negative reception from fans and critics alike.Citation needed|date=April 2011 The third single was then rescheduled as " Giving Myself " and was released on June 2, 2009 to the US.
Her debut album garnered Hudson three nominations at the 51st Grammy Awards|2009 Grammy Awards ; Grammy Award for Best Female R& B Vocal Performance|Best Female R& B Vocal Performance for "Spotlight", Grammy Award for Best R& B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R& B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for " I'm His Only Woman " with Fantasia Barrino , and Grammy Award for Best R& B Album|Best R& B Album for Jennifer Hudson . She won the last of these and performed at the awards ceremony.cite web|url= http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/carrie-underwood-and-jennifer-hudson-perform-at-grammy-awards-8302.php|title= Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson to perform at Grammy Awards
Hudson sang The Star-Spangled Banner at Super Bowl XLIII .cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20252441,00.html |title=Jennifer Hudson to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl |publisher=People.com |date=2009-01-14 |accessdate=2011-08-02 She toured the United States with Robin Thicke in 2009.cite web|url= http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090202/D96342300.html |title=Hudson performs for first time since Oct slayings |publisher=Apnews.myway.com |date= |accessdate=March 10, 2011 In early May 2009, Hudson suffered "throat fatigue" and had to reschedule her May 16–19, 2009, tour dates.cite web|author= |url= http://www.singersroom.com/news/3765/Jennifer-Hudson-Takes-Throat-Forced-Break-From-Tour-Postpones-Final-Dates |title=Jennifer Hudson Takes Throat Forced Break From Tour, Postpones Final Dates |publisher=Singersroom.com |date=May 5, 2009 |accessdate=March 10, 2011 She sang " Will You Be There " at the Michael Jackson memorial service on July 7, 2009.Cite news|url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/07/michael-jackson-memorial-jennifer-hudson-sings-will-you-be-there.html|title=Michael Jackson memorial: Jennifer Hudson sings 'Will You Be There'|last=Powers|first=Ann|coauthors=Martens, Todd|date=July 7, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=July 8, 2009
Hudson recorded "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)," originally by Gladys Knight & the Pips , for American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics — the official American Idol album for the third season. She is featured in a duet, "The Future Ain't What It Used to Be," on Meat Loaf 's Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose . She also performed the song "Easy to be Hard" on the Actors' Fund benefit recording of the musical Hair (musical)|Hair ;Citation needed|date=April 2011 and she is featured on Ne-Yo's second album, Because of You (Ne-Yo album)|Because of You , on the track, "Leaving Tonight". Hudson sang "Dancing a Catchy Rhythm" with Brooke White .Citation needed|date=April 2011Hudson performed a Christmas special on ABC in December 2009 called ''Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas . During the special, she relived her childhood Christmases with musical performances filmed at her favorite locations in her native Chicago. Hudson also visited family members, friends and other childhood influences during the broadcast.Cite news | author=Joyce Eng | title= Jennifer Hudson Locks in Christmas Special| url= http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jennifer-Hudson-Locks-1010599.aspx| work=TVGuide.com
On January 22, 2010, Hudson appeared on the telethon "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief", performing the Beatles' "Let it Be". The telecast generated $61& nbsp;million in donations as of January& nbsp;26, 2010.cite web|url= http://www.multichannel.com/article/445900-Hope_For_Haiti_s_Total_Now_At_61_Million_And_Counting.php |title=Hope For Haiti's Total Now At $61& nbsp;Million – And Counting |publisher=Multichannel News |date=January 26, 2010 |accessdate=March 10, 2011
Also, that year, Hudson recorded the song " One Shining Moment " for the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament .

2011-present: I Remember Me


main|I Remember Me (album)Early in the album's development, Ne-Yo told E& #33; Online that Hudson was ready to get personal on her second studio album. When probed for details he said that he might be producing the album. He also said "I'm pretty good at writing personal records...It starts with her idea and her thoughts." She's gone through a lot over the last year, so she has a lot to talk about," he continues. "She's definitely gotten stronger. The things that she's gone through and for her to still be upbeat and happy, it's amazing."cite web|url= http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b145009_who_wants_whitney_jennifer_hudson_duet.html |title=Who Wants a Whitney & Jennifer Hudson Duet? |publisher= E& #33; Online|date=September 18, 2009 |accessdate=March 10, 2011
Hudson released her second studio album I Remember Me (album)|I Remember Me on March 22, 2011. I Remember Me debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 selling 165,000 copies in its first week of release.cite news|url= http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/03/chris-brown-jennifer-hudson-debut-in-the-billboard-200s-two-top-spots/1 |title=Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson debut in The Billboard 200's two top spots |publisher=Content.usatoday.com |date=2011-03-30 |accessdate=2011-08-02
On January 24, 2011 Hudson premiered the album's lead single " Where You At ". http://irememberme.jenniferhudson.com/uncategorized/where-you-at Review at Jennifer Hudson web site It was written by R.Kelly and produced by Harvey Mason, Jr. http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/20/new-music-jennifer-hudson-where-you-at-snippet Snippet at Rap-up.com The song went for radio adds that same week. http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs? order=gainer On February 3, 2011 due to radio adds the single made its debut on the US Billboard Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 53,cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs? order=gainer |title=Top Hip-Hop and R& B Songs & Singles Charts |publisher=Billboard.com |accessdate=2011-03-11clarify|date=January 2012 having so far reached a peak of number 10. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jennifer-hudson/chart-history/812392? f=367& g=Singles Hudson's chart history at Billboard.com The music video premiered on Black Entertainment Television|BET 's 106 & Park and through Vevo on February 24, 2011.cite web|url= http://rodonline.typepad.com/rodonline/2011/02/first-look-jennifer-hudsons-where-you-at-stills-plus-ellen-performance.html |title=FIRST LOOK: Jennifer Hudson's "Where You At" Video + "Ellen" |publisher=Rodonline.typepad.com |date=2011-02-18 |accessdate=2011-03-11cite web|url= http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/17/first-look-at-jennifer-hudsons-where-you-at-video/ |title=First Look at Jennifer Hudson’s "Where You At" Video |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=2011-02-17 |accessdate=2011-03-11 "No One Gonna Love You" impacted on Urban adult contemporary radio in the United States on May 24, 2011. A remix bundle titled "No One Gonna Love You-The Remixes" was released as a digital download in the US and the UK on July 13, 2011. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-one-gonna-love-you-remixes/id450499009 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gonna-Jason-Nevins-Extended-Remix/dp/B005EFVW44/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8& qid=1318557715& sr=8-1 http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a326368/jennifer-hudson-confirms-new-single-no-one-gonna-love-you.html The song has reached number 23 on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs .cite news|title=Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs - Week of June 16, 2011|url= http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs? begin=41& order=position|accessdate=June 16, 2011|newspaper=Billboard The third U.S. single will be "I Got This". http://thatgrapejuice.net/2011/09/jennifer-hudsons-single/
Non-single track "Don't Look Down" reached number 70 on the US Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.cite news|title=Jennifer Hudson Music News & Info|url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/artist/jennifer-hudson/812392|accessdate=July 5, 2011|newspaper= Billboard (magazine)|Billboard |date=July 5, 2011

Hudson will play a nun in the Farrelly brothers upcoming film The Three Stooges (film)|The Three Stooges , scheduled to be released in 2012.cite news|url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-hudson-cast-as-a-193953|title=Jennifer Hudson Cast as a Nun in 'Three Stooges'|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|work= The Hollywood Reporter |publisher= Prometheus Global Media |date=June 1, 2011|accessdate=June 1, 2011

Personal life


Hudson began dating James Payton in 1999, when she was 18.Barbara Walters' Oscar Special, 2007 The couple separated in late 2007.Citation needed|date=April 2011 Hudson met David Otunga , a Harvard Law graduate,cite web|url= http://abovethelaw.com/david_otunga/ |title=Harvard Law Grad |publisher=Abovethelaw.com |date=October 12, 2007 |accessdate=March 10, 2011Cite news| url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2008/09/is-jennifer-hud.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Jennifer Hudson's new reality: She's engaged to David Otunga | accessdate=May 6, 2010 | deadurl=yes Dead link|date=February 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot and the couple became engaged on September 12, 2008.cite web|date = September 14, 2008|url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20225699,00.html|title = Jennifer Hudson Engaged to Boyfriend Gary Otunga|work=People|accessdate = September 14, 2008 On August 10, 2009, Hudson gave birth to her first child with Otunga; a boy named David Daniel Otunga Jr.cite web|title = Jennifer Hudson Welcomes a Son|first = Missy|last = Ritti|date = August 11, 2009|url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20297229,00.html|accessdate = August 11, 2009

Family murders


Update|type=section|date=August 2010Wikinewspar2|Mother, brother of singer Jennifer Hudson found murdered, others reported missing|FBI asked to assist in murder, kidnap investigation of Jennifer Hudson's relatives|FBI says Jennifer Hudson's nephew found dead|Arrest made in Jennifer Hudson family killings
On October 24, 2008, Hudson's 57-year-old mother, Darnell Donnerson, and the singer's 29-year-old brother, Jason, were found shot to death inside the Chicago home Donnerson shared with Hudson's elder sister, Julia.Cite news | date = October 24, 2008 | title = Jennifer Hudson's Mom, Brother Shot to Death | work= KLTA|KLTA news | url = http://www.ktla.com/landing_topstories/? Jennifer-Hudsons-Mom-Brother-Shot-to-Dea=1& blockID=117236& feedID=1198 | accessdate = October 25, 2008 An AMBER Alert was issued for Hudson's 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, after Hudson's sister, Julia, reported him missing.Cite news | date = October 24, 2008 | title = Mother, brother of Jennifer Hudson killed | work=ABC Local | url = http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story? section=news/local& id=6468948 | accessdate = October 25, 2008Cite news | last = Gorner | first = Jeremy | coauthors = Heinzmann, David; Janega, James; Rozas, Angela | date = October 24, 2008 | title = Sources: Jennifer Hudson relative slain; child missing |work=Chicago Tribune | url = http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/10/double-homicide-on-south-side.html | accessdate = October 24, 2008

Later that day, Chicago Police Department|Chicago police arrested a suspect, William Balfour, 27, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister Julia, but he was not charged with the crime.cite web|url= http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/hudson%20murder%20suspect%20arrested%20stars%20nephew%20still%20missing_1084649 |title=Jennifer Hudson & #124; Hudson Murder Suspect Arrested, Star's Nephew Still Missing |publisher=Contactmusic |date=2008-10-25 |accessdate=2011-08-02 Balfour was on parole and had spent nearly seven years in prison for attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen vehicle. The Illinois Department of Corrections ' records revealed one of Balfour's addresses to be the home where Donnerson and Jason Hudson were murdered. http://www.webcitation.org/5cFLAoUOb Jennifer Hudson's nephew missing after slayings

Three days later, on October& nbsp;27, 2008, the dead body of a young boy was found inside a 1994 Chevrolet Suburban parked on a street in Chicago's West Side area. The license plate and the vehicle's description matched that given in the AMBER Alert.Cite news|url= http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/27/illinois.shootings.hudson/index.html|title=Body found in SUV linked to Hudson shootings|publisher=CNN|accessdate=October 27, 2008 | date=October 27, 2008cite web|url= http://www.webcitation.org/5cFLHFCza|title=Body found in SUV, unknown if it's Hudson's nephew|last=Shenoy|first=Rupa|date=October 27, 2008|publisher=Google |accessdate=October 27, 2008 The Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI confirmed the body was that of Julian King.cite web|url= http://www.webcitation.org/5cFLMOEPA|title=FBI says body found is that of Hudson's nephew, 7 |last=Tareen|first=Sophia|date=October 27, 2008 |publisher=news.yahoo.com |accessdate=October 27, 2008 Autopsy reports released on October 29, 2008, from the Cook County Medical Examiner's office indicated that Julian King's death was due to "multiple gunshot wounds".Cite news |url= http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/28/illinois.shootings.hudson/index.html#cnnSTCText |title=Autopsy: Hudson nephew shot multiple times |publisher=CNN |date=October 28, 2008 |accessdate=November 9, 2008 |deadurl=yes Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot

A gun found in a West Side vacant lot was confirmed to be the murder weapon by Chicago police Superintendent Jody Weis on October 31, 2008. The gun belonged to Jason Hudson and had been missing for several months. http://www.webcitation.org/5cFLJmtw3

Funeral services for the three victims were held on November 3, followed by a private service at Chicago's South Side Apostolic Church of God on November 10. Hudson's family announced creation of The Hudson-King Foundation for Families of Slain Victims, in honor of Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.cite web|last=Perry|first=Beth|date=October 30, 2008|title=Jennifer Hudson Announces Foundation for Murder Victim Families|work= People (magazine)|People |url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20236848,00.html? xid=rss-topheadlines|accessdate=October 30, 2008

Because he had not yet been officially charged with the murders, Balfour appeared without an attorney at a 35-minute parole violation hearing on November 10, 2008. At the hearing it was decided that he was believed to have violated parole and should be held in custody until a December 3 hearing before the full Illinois Prisoner Review Board.cite news|date=November 8, 2008|title=Parole hearing set for suspect in Hudson deaths|work=Associated Press |url= http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHICAGO_BODIES_HUDSON? SITE=DEWIL& SECTION=HOME& TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |accessdate=November 10, 2008 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBotCite news |last=Babwin|first=Don|date=November 10, 2008 |title=Man questioned in Hudson case to stay in prison|agency=Associated Press |url= http://www.webcitation.org/5cFIUuyhL|accessdate=November 10, 2008cite news |date=November 10, 2008|title=Man questioned in Hudson case, parolee William Balfour, to stay in prison |work= Daily News (New York)|Daily News |url= http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/11/10/2008-11-10_man_questioned_in_hudson_case_parolee_wi.html |accessdate=November 10, 2008Cite news |date=November 10, 2008|title=Illinois: Suspect in Hudson Killings Is Still Held|work=The New York Times |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/us/11brfs-SUSPECTINHUD_BRF.html? ref=us|accessdate=November 10, 2008cite web |date=November 10, 2008 |title=Suspect in Hudson slayings to remain in jail|work= Channel NewsAsia |url= http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/389058/1/.html|accessdate=November 10, 2008cite web |date=November 11, 2008 |title=Jennifer Hudson's family murder latest|work=China Daily |url= http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/showbiz/2008-11/11/content_7192806.htm|accessdate=November 10, 2008

Balfour became the prime suspect on December 1, 2008, and was transferred into police custody. A police department spokesperson said, "He is awaiting formal charges for three counts of murder. There likely will be a press conference once there are formal charges against him."cite web|date=December 1, 2008|title=Jennifer Hudson's Brother-in-Law Arrested for Family Murders |work= E& #33; Online |url= http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b71110_jennifer_hudsons_brother-in-law.html|accessdate=December 2, 2008cite web |date=December 1, 2008 |title=William Balfour Expected To Be Charged In Murders Of Jennifer Hudson's Relatives|publisher=MTV|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600455/20081201/hudson jennifer.jhtml|accessdate=December 2, 2008Cite news|date=December 1, 2008|title=Ex-brother-in-law arrested in Hudson family deaths|work=Los Angeles Times|url= http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-hudson2-2008dec02,0,5685710.story|accessdate=December 2, 2008 Balfour was officially charged with three counts of first degree murder, one count of home invasion and was denied bail.cite web|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|date=December 3, 2008|title=William Balfour, Suspect In Hudson Family Killings, Denied Bail |publisher=MTV |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600641/20081203/hudson jennifer.jhtml|accessdate=December 3, 2008
Balfour was indicted for the murders on December 30, 2008, and pleaded not guilty in a January 27, 2009, court appearance.Tareen, Sophia. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/? q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/4881& page=55 William Balfour Indicted for Hudson Family Murders blackamericaweb.com. December 31, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2009Kaufman, Gil. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1603609/20090127/hudson jennifer.jhtml William Balfour Appears In Court For Jennifer Hudson Family Murders MTV. January 27, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009

On February 1, 2009, Hudson made her first public appearance since the murderscite web|title = Jennifer Hudson Wasn't Singing|accessdate = August 7, 2009|publisher=inmusic.ca|url = http://inmusic.ca/Bell.Sympatico.CMS/CmsTemplates/JE/Music/FeedsArticleTemplate.aspx? NRMODE=Published& NRNODEGUID={18F882D2-DE30-4310-A41D-DE375A211539}& NRORIGINALURL=%2fnews_and_features%2fcontentposting_news%3fnewsitemid%3d27410%26feedname%3dBUM_MUSIC_NEWS_EN%26show%3dFalse%26number%3d0%26showbyline%3dTrue%26subtitle%3d%26detect%3d%26abc%3dabc%26date%3dFalse& NRCACHEHINT=Guest& feedname=BUM_MUSIC_NEWS_EN& number=0& newsitemid=27410& showbyline=True& abc=abc& show=False& date=False& ICPAGENO=2#IC_TOP Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot when she sang the Star-Spangled Banner at Super Bowl XLIII .cite web |date=February 1, 2009 |title=Hudson's Emotional Return |publisher=Yahoo& #33; Music |url= http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/realityrocks/132160/jennifer-hudsons-super-return|accessdate=February 1, 2009

Other media


As of April 1, 2010, Hudson became the spokesperson for Weight Watchers .cite web|title=Jennifer Hudson Is the New Face–and Body!–of Weight Watchers|url= http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/04/01/jennifer-hudson-is-weight-watchers-new-face/|work=People|author=Tan, Michelle|date=April 1, 2010Cite news|title = Jennifer Hudson: New face of Weight Watchers|url = http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/04/01/jennifer.hudson.weight.watchers.ppl/index.html|publisher=CNN | date = April 1, 2010|deadurl=yesDead link|date=May 2010 She has lost convert|56|lb in the last year and "does not want to lose any more weight."cite web
|url= http://www.nationalledger.com/ledgerpop/article_272633766.shtml
|title=Jennifer Hudson Instyle Confession – Size 16 to 6 and Lost 56 Pounds
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|date=August 4, 2010
|accessdate=August 5, 2010
However, on February 10, 2011, she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and revealed she has now lost a total of 80 pounds.cite web|url= http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Jennifer-Hudsons-Incredible-Weight-Loss-Journey/2|title=Jennifer Hudson's Incredible Weight Loss|work= The Oprah Winfrey Show|Oprah.com |date=February 10, 2011|accessdate=June 1, 2011

Discography


Main|Jennifer Hudson discography
  • Jennifer Hudson (album)|Jennifer Hudson (2008)

  • I Remember Me (album)|I Remember Me (2011)


  • Filmography


    Hudson has appeared in the following film releases:cite web| url= http://www.allmovie.com/artist/jennifer-hudson-454405/filmography| title=Jennifer Hudson > Filmography| publisher= Allmovie | accessdate=October 17, 2009
    Year Title Role Notes
    2006Dreamgirls Effie Whiteubl> Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
    2008Sex and the City Louise
    2008sortname>The Rosaleen Daiseubl>Nominated— BET Award for Best Actress
    2009Fragments Kathy Archenault
    2011Winnie Winnie Mandela
    2012The Three Stooges A nun Filming


    Awards and nominations


    Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
    2006 ShoWest Female Star of Tomorrow Dreamgirls won
    Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Rolewon
    National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Best Female Breakthrough Performancewon
    Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actressnom
    New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actresswon
    New York Film Critics Online Best Supporting Actresswon
    Breakthrough Performerwon
    Hollywood Life Awards Breakthrough of the Yearwon
    Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actresswon
    Washington, DC Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actresswon
    Best Breakthrough Performancewon
    African-American Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actresswon
    Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performancewon
    Las Vegas Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actresswon
    Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Pauline Kael Breakoutwon
    Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award Breakout Performancewon
    2007 The National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actressnom
    St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actresswon
    Austin Film Critics Association Breakout Artistwon
    Broadcast Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actresswon
    Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture won
    Screen Actors Guild Best Supporting Actresswon
    Best Ensemble in a Motion Picturenom
    NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picturewon
    British Academy of Film and Television Awards Actress in a Supporting Rolewon
    Central Ohio Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actresswon
    Black Reel Awards Best Supporting Actresswon
    Best Breakthrough Performancewon
    Academy Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role won
    Soul Train Awards Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Yearwon
    MTV Movie Awards Best Performance nom
    BET Awards Best Female R& B Artistnom
    Best Actress Dreamgirls won
    Best New Artistwon
    Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress: Drama Dreamgirls won
    Choice Movie Actress (Breakout)nom
    2008 Vibe Music Awards VHollywood Awardnom
    Black Reel Awards Best Actress The Secret Life of Bees nom
    Best Ensemblenom
    Grammy Awards Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture nom
    Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
    (to Henry Krieger , Siedah Garrett )
    " Love You I Do "won
    2009 Best R& B Album Jennifer Hudson won
    Best Female R& B Vocal Performance Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson song) nom
    Best R& B Song nom
    Best R& B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ''I'm His Only Woman featuring Fantasia Barrino nom
    NAACP Image Awards Outstanding New Artistwon
    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture The Secret Life of Bees nom
    Outstanding Female Artistnom
    Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration''I'm His Only Woman featuring Fantasia Barrino won
    Outstanding Music Video Spotlight nom
    Outstanding Songnom
    Outstanding Album Jennifer Hudson won
    BET AwardsBest Female R& B Artistnom
    Best Actress The Secret Life of Bees nom
    Teen Choice AwardsChoice Music: R& B Artistnom
    Choice Music: R& B Track''If This Isn't Love nom
    Soul Train Awards Best R& B/ Soul Female Artistnom
    Song of the Year Spotlight nom
    2010 People's Choice Awards Favorite R& B Artistnom
    Teen Choice Awards Choice American Idol Alumnom
    2011 BET Awards cite web>url=http:/ / www.bet.com/ shows/ bet-awards/ 2011/ nominees/ best-female-r-b-artist.html pending
    2012 NAACP Image Awards http:/ / playbill.com/ news/ article/ 158804-Jennifer-Hudson-Anika-Noni-Rose-Dul-Hill-Are-NAACP-Image-Award-Nominees Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Dulé Hill Are NAACP Image Award NomineesOutstanding Female Artistpending
    Outstanding Music Video Where You At pending
    Outstanding AlbumI Remember Me pending


    References


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    External links


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