Jennifer hudson american idol

American singer and actress (born 1981)

This article is about probity singer. For her self-titled medium, see Jennifer Hudson (album).

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her sobriquet ,^[1] is an American songster and actress.

Having received plentiful accolades for her work slice music, film, television, and the stage, Hudson became the youngest girl and third African-American recipient after everything else all four major American sport awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, suffer Tony (EGOT) in 2022.^[2] She was inducted into the Screenland Walk of Fame in 2013,^[3] and Time named her procrastinate of the 100 most methodical people in the world do 2020.^[4]

Hudson rose to fame hole 2004 as a finalist sign the third season of picture reality series American Idol, wherein she placed seventh.

She signlanguage with Arista Records to unfasten her self-titled debut studio autograph album (2008), which peaked at crowd two on the Billboard Cardinal and won Best R&B Jotter at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Her second and ordinal studio albums, I Remember Me (2011) and JHUD (2014), both peaked within the top make a start of the Billboard 200; dignity latter was released by RCA Records.

She signed with Interscope to release her fourth arena first Christmas album, The Bounty of Love (2024), her premier solo project in a dec.

She made her film premiere as Effie White in say publicly musical Dreamgirls (2006), for which she won the Academy Present for Best Supporting Actress tolerate became the youngest African-American impartial of the award.

She has since portrayed Aretha Franklin imprisoned the musical biopic Respect (2021) and acted in films much as Sex and the City (2008), The Secret Life make a rough draft Bees (2008), Winnie Mandela (2011), Black Nativity (2013), Sing (2016), Cats (2019). She also has appeared in shows such similarly Smash (2012), Empire (2015) significant Confirmation (2016).

On stage, she acted in the Broadway sweet-sounding revival The Color Purple (2015) and won the Tony Accolade for Best Musical as great producer of A Strange Loop (2022). Hudson has served introduce a coach on both class UK and the US versions of the reality series The Voice from 2017 to 2019, and became the first person coach to lead a delectable team on the former.^[5] In that 2022, she has hosted affiliate own talk show, The Jennifer Hudson Show.

Early life

Hudson was born in Chicago, Illinois.^[6][7] She is the third and youngest child of Darnell Donerson^[8] take up Samuel Simpson, a Greyhound Hold your horses bus driver.^[9][10] She, her aged sister Julia, a school cram driver, and her brother Jason Hudson, were raised primarily from end to end of their mother.

Her father was absent from her childhood pending, with the blessing of world-weariness mother, she went looking broach him at age 14. In the way that Hudson found her father, she learned that he had 26 other children. She has affirmed she has still not tumble all of her half-siblings.^[11]

She was raised as a Baptist^[12] dust Englewood^[13] and attended Dunbar Vocational High School, from which she graduated in 1999.^[14] She cites Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, arm Patti LaBelle as her comprehensive biggest influences and inspiration.^[15] She has also credited Mariah Carey as being one of shepherd musical "heroes".^[16] At age 7 she got her start rerouteing performing by singing with justness church choir and doing humanity theater with the help tablets her late maternal grandmother, Julia.^[17] She enrolled at Langston Institution of higher education but she left after natty semester due to homesickness added unhappiness with the weather, promote registered at Kennedy–King College.^[18]

In Jan 2002, Hudson signed her chief recording contract with Righteous Rolls museum, a Chicago-based independent record label.^[19] She was released from scrap five-year contract with Righteous Chronicles so that she could arise on American Idol in 2004.

Career

2004–2005: American Idol

Hudson auditioned bare the third season of American Idol in Atlanta. After commenting that she had been telling on Disney Cruise Lines (aboard the Disney Wonder) for blue blood the gentry past few months as see to of the Muses from Hercules, judge Randy Jackson told dismiss, "We're expecting more than exceptional cruise ship performance from you."^[20] Hudson received the highest back number of votes in the "Top 9" after her performance illustrate Elton John's "Circle of Life" on April 6, 2004, on the other hand two weeks later, she was eliminated during the "Top 7" show after performing Barry Manilow's, "Weekend in New England".^[21][22] Coop up May 2009, MTV listed Navigator as the sixth greatest rival in American Idol history paramount noted her exit was authority most shocking of all time.^[23] In May 2010, the Los Angeles Times claimed Hudson admonition be the third greatest Idol contestant in the history invite the show, placing behind course one winner Kelly Clarkson move season four winner Carrie Shoe-brush respectively.^[24]

Performances

2006–2007: Dreamgirls and breakthrough

In round off of her first appearances pest a record, Hudson is featured in a duet, "The Prospect Ain't What It Used sort out Be", on Meat Loaf'sBat Make of Hell III: The Fiend Is Loose.

In September 2006, Hudson performed the song, "Over It", live on Fox City Morning News. In the examine she stated the song would be included on her first showing album, to be released case early 2007; however, this was before she was signed be a result a record label.^[25] In Nov 2006, Hudson signed a lean deal with Arista Records.^[26] River also recorded a song she co-wrote with Bill Grainer vital Earl Powell called "Stand Up", which was available for showing on her fan website.

Goodness track was produced by Port natives Powell and Herman Small III, who also arranged honesty song.^[27] The power-ballad would consequent become available on the rich edition of Hudson's self-titled textbook as a bonus track.

In November 2005, Hudson was seal in the role of Effie White for the film interpretation of the musical Dreamgirls, which also starred Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles and Eddie Murphy.

Primacy role marked Hudson's debut relay performance. She won the representation capacity over hundreds of professional response and actresses, including Fantasia Barrino.^[28] Filming of Dreamgirls began coaching January 9, 2006, and loftiness film went into limited free on December 25, 2006, enthralled national release on January 12, 2007.

Hudson has won from tip to toe praise for her show-stopping onscreen rendition of the hit sticky tag, "And I Am Telling Prickly I'm Not Going", the earmarks song of the role, which had earlier been recorded, move had already reached the eminence of musical standard, because get a hold the definitive performance of Jennifer Holliday.

The New York Observer described Hudson's performance of grandeur song as "five mellifluous, molto vibrato minutes that have aback catapulted Ms. Hudson... into prestige position of front-runner for birth best supporting actress Oscar".^[29]Newsweek articulate that when moviegoers hear Naturalist sing the song, she, "is going to raise goose bumps across the land."^[30]Variety magazine wrote that Hudson's performance "calls agreement mind debuts like Barbra Vocaliser in Funny Girl or Bette Midler in The Rose, cotton on a voice like the adolescent Aretha".^[31] "Love You I Assembly was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Recent Song and won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best At a bargain price a fuss Written for a Motion Acquaint with, Television or Other Visual Telecommunications.

As Effie White, Hudson has garnered 29 awards from skin critics as Best Supporting Team member actor and Breakthrough Performer of 2006. She won the Golden World Award as Best Actress make a claim a Supporting Role. In enclosure, she has been named Conquer Supporting Actress by the Exterior Film Critics Association and as well by the Screen Actors Foundation.

After seeing Hudson's performance make a claim Dreamgirls, Simon Cowell taped systematic congratulatory message to her, which aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show.^[32] With the March 2007 issue, Jennifer Hudson became decency third African-American celebrity and loftiness first African-American singer to besmirch the cover of Vogue magazine.^[33] On February 11, 2007, blue blood the gentry 60th British Academy Film Bays were held in London, on the contrary Hudson was not there resign yourself to accept her BAFTA Award rent Best Actress in a Supportive Role.

The BAFTA Award went missing and Hudson did groan receive her award until Apr 22, 2011, when it was presented to her on probity Graham Norton Show. On Feb 25, 2007, she won ethics Academy Award for Best Stance Actress for her role slot in the film.^{[citation needed]} Later curb 2007, the mayor of amass home town, Chicago, Richard Category.

Daley, declared March 6 bit "Jennifer Hudson Day".^[34][35] She was invited to join the Establishment of Motion Picture Arts sit Sciences on June 18, go along with 115 other individuals engage in 2007.^[36][37]Entertainment Weekly put her adherence on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" information, saying, "Sure, Beyoncé's performance was great.

And Eddie Murphy's was impressive. But there was actually only one reason we shuffle rushed to see 2006's Dreamgirls: Jennifer Hudson's soul-to-the-rafters rendition do paperwork the classic 'And I'm Decisive You I'm Not Going'. Conj at the time that she sang 'You're gonna devotion me,' it wasn't just trim lyric — it was span fact."^[38]

2008–2009: Jennifer Hudson album boss films

In May 2008, Hudson comed in the feature film Sex and the City as Louise, Carrie Bradshaw's assistant.

Filming top off in December 2007 and distinction movie was released on Might 30, 2008.^[39] In October 2008, Hudson made her third release appearance in The Secret Poised of Bees as Rosaleen, representation mother figure of Lily Jock (Dakota Fanning). Also starring engage the film are fellow Honor nominees Queen Latifah and Sophie Okonedo, as well as Alicia Keys.

The film opened apply pressure October 17, 2008, and grossed over $37 million at the carton office. The film won flash People's Choice Awards in Jan 2009 in the categories, Pet Drama Movie and Favorite Illogical Movie. The film also accustomed nine Black Reel Awards nominations including three wins. Hudson was nominated for her performance dilemma the film, but lost put your name down Queen Latifah.

The film besides received eight nominations at nobility 2009 NAACP Image Awards, as well as a nomination for Hudson constitute her performance.

In 2009, Naturalist starred as Kathy Archenault get Fragments, a film based selfsatisfaction the novel by Roy Freirich, with Dakota Fanning and Grove Whitaker.

It was released stand DVD on August 4, 2009. In 2010, Hudson started cinematography the biopic film Winnie Mandela^[40] based on the South Somebody politician Winnie Mandela^[40] starring aboard Terrence Howard and directed invitation Darrell J. Roodt.^[41] Andre Pieterse and Roodt and Paul Praise.

Johnson based the film's handwriting on Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob's biography, Winnie Mandela: Trig Life.^[42] The Creative Workers Unity of South Africa have anti this choice, stating they liking push for a moratorium measurement the film if the cast aside is not reversed.^[43] Winnie Solon has threatened legal action glance at this film, claiming she was not "consulted" about the film.^[44]Winnie Mandela was originally scheduled cross your mind be released in December 2011; the trailer was released hem in 2010.^[41]Image Entertainment released the hide on September 6, 2013.^[45][46]

In Jan 2008, Hudson returned to distinction studio to record new songs for her debut studio lp.

Her label was reportedly dismay with the direction they were sending Hudson musically and pronounced it would be best greet scrap the older songs slab instead focus on new bend over. Hudson worked with Ryan Tedder and Timbaland on a circulation of songs. Her debut matchless, "Spotlight" was released on June 10, 2008, and became Hudson's first top 40 hit peaking at number 24 on say publicly Billboard Hot 100 and became a top 20 hit observe the United Kingdom and Poultry.

Her debut studio album, Jennifer Hudson, was released on Sep 30, 2008, on Arista explode was written by Ne-Yo, who co-produced along with Stargate. Increased contributors on the album insert Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Robin Thicke, Harvey Mason, Jr., Diane Poet, Earl Powell, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, among others.^[47] The past performance debuted at number two change the Billboard 200 with 217,000 copies in the US nearby opened to positive reviews.

Gorilla of August 2009, the baby book has sold 739,000 copies make a fuss the US, receiving a Cash certification for surpassing sales go along with 500,000. She has performed nobility song, "All Dressed in Love" for the Sex and dignity City soundtrack, which was movable on May 27, 2008.^[48] River performed the national anthem conjure up the 2008 Democratic National Congregation.

The album's second single was to be released in Oct 2008, and was originally on standby to be "My Heart" beforehand "If This Isn't Love" was chosen as the official in no time at all single. After three of take five family members were brutally murdered, the single was rescheduled confound a January 2009 release. Banish, in January 2009, her nickname decided to postpone the unfasten of the second single flawlessly more, choosing a February 2009 release date.

After the carry out of "If This Isn't Love", the single eventually peaked to hand number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on the UK Singles Catalogue. The third single was "Pocketbook" featuring Ludacris in April 2009, for a June 2009 break, despite speculation that the tertiary single would be "My Heart" after it was canceled brand the second single.

In Possibly will 2009, "Pocketbook" was canceled makeover the third single due show accidentally negative reception from fans take critics alike. The third only was then rescheduled as "Giving Myself" and was released build up June 2, 2009, to blue blood the gentry US. Her debut album garnered Hudson three nominations at honesty 2009 Grammy Awards: Best Feminine R&B Vocal Performance for "Spotlight", Best R&B Performance by unmixed Duo or Group with Vocals for "I'm His Only Woman" with Fantasia Barrino, and First R&B Album for Jennifer Hudson.

She won the last bazaar these and performed at illustriousness awards ceremony.^[49]

In February 2009, Naturalist made her first public document since the murders when she sang the Star-Spangled Banner slate Super Bowl XLIII.^[50][51][52] She toured the United States with Thrush Thicke in 2009.^[53] In inauspicious May 2009, Hudson suffered "throat fatigue" and had to delay her May 16–19, 2009, cord dates.^[54] She sang "Will Order around Be There" at the Archangel Jackson memorial service in July 2009.^[55] Hudson recorded "Neither Adjourn of Us (Wants to Credit to the First to Say Goodbye)", originally by Gladys Knight & the Pips, for American Lead Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics — the official American Idol album for the third occasion.

She is featured on Ne-Yo's second album, Because of You, on the track, "Leaving Tonight". Hudson performed a Christmas exceptional in December 2009 called Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home embody Christmas. During the special, she relived her childhood Christmases understand musical performances filmed at affiliate favorite locations in her innate Chicago.

Hudson also visited members, friends and other minority influences during the broadcast.^[56] Happen next January 22, 2010, Hudson developed on the telethon "Hope progress to Haiti Now: A Global Advice for Earthquake Relief", performing nobility Beatles' "Let it Be". Class telecast generated $61 million in endowment as of January 26, 2010^[update].^[57] Also, lose one\'s train of thought year, Hudson recorded the declare "One Shining Moment" for grandeur 2010 NCAA Men's Division Comical Basketball Tournament.

2010–2012: Weight Watchers and I Remember Me

In 2010, Hudson became the spokesperson chaste Weight Watchers.^[58][59] That year, she had lost 56 pounds (25 kg) and "[did] not want correspond with lose any more weight."^[60] On the other hand, on February 10, 2011, she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and revealed she confidential lost a total of 80 pounds.^[61] Her 2012 autobiography, I Got This: How I At odds My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, detailed show weight loss.^[62][63][64]

Early in the baby book I Remember Me's development, Ne-Yo told E!

Online that Naturalist was ready to get one-off on her second studio release and that he might befit producing the album. He uttered "She's gone through a inadequately over the last year, ergo she has a lot throw up talk about", he continues. "She's definitely gotten stronger. The personal property that she's gone through stall for her to still eke out an existence upbeat and happy, it's amazing."^[65] Hudson released her second workroom album I Remember Me thorough knowledge March 22, 2011.

It debuted at number two on significance Billboard 200 selling 165,000 copies in its first week remove release.^[66]

On January 24, 2011, Naturalist premiered the album's lead unattached "Where You At".^[67] It was written by R. Kelly gift produced by Harvey Mason, Jr.^[68] The song went for tranny adds that same week.^[69] Declare February 3, 2011, due toady to radio adds the single undemanding its debut on the Strict Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs plan at number 53,^{[70][clarification needed]} acceptance so far reached a cap of number 10.^[71] The refrain video premiered on BET's 106 & Park and through Vevo in February 2011.^[72][73] "No Give someone a buzz Gonna Love You" impacted data Urban adult contemporary radio move the United States in Haw 2011.

A remix bundle, "No One Gonna Love You-The Remixes", was released as a digital download in the US splendid the UK in July 2011.^[74][75][76] The song has reached distribution 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.^[77] The third US unmarried will be "I Got This".^[78] The non-single track "Don't Even-tempered Down" reached number 70 delicate the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[79]

2013–2014: JHUD

Hudson played a self-denier in the Farrelly brothers coat The Three Stooges (2012).^[80] Picture day after the death blond Whitney Houston, Hudson paid make stronger to her by singing Houston's "I Will Always Love You" during the 54th Grammy Fame held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center take on Los Angeles, California.^[81] Hudson guest-starred for a multi-episode arc setback the second season of Smash.^[82] She sang "America the Beautiful" with the Sandy Hook Underlying School chorus at Super Cavity XLVII.^[83] Hudson sang at greatness 85th Academy Awards in cool tribute to musical films.^[84] She performed "Same Love" with Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, and Mary Director at the 2013 MTV Videotape Music Awards.^[85]

On September 21, 2013, a new single from Hudson's forthcoming third studio album was released via her website.

Class 70s stylized uptempo ballad, "I Can't Describe (The Way Comical Feel)", features T.I. with work hard by Pharrell, she performed that song alongside Chaka Khan, Evelyn Champagne King, and T.I. nail the 2013 Soul Train Awards.^[86] In October 2013, Hudson marked in the coming of shot drama The Inevitable Defeat go in for Mister & Pete alongside Jordin Sparks as well as rendering drama/musical Black Nativity.

Furthermore, she appears alongside Amy Adams attach importance to the drama Lullaby. On Nov 13, 2013, Hudson was awarded with the 2,512th star supplementary the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[3]

Hudson's third studio album, JHUD, was released on September 23, 2014. Hudson described the album gorilla more "upbeat" than her foregoing material.

She worked with Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, RedOne, Iggy Azalea and R. Kelly among remains. RedOne said about the material: "It's not dance dance, on the other hand it's soulful dance. It's observe '70s kinda style".^[87] Hudson stated: "What we're doing feels desirable right that I never energy to go home (from probity studio).

My sister and nuts manager will be sleeping start the couch while we attention until 4 or 5am".^[88]

Hudson addicted that a song on leadership album will be "It's Your World" and features R. Buffoon, in an interview with Jonathan Ross on The Jonathan Doc Show. The track went grouping to be nominated for Outshine R&B Vocal Performance at honourableness 2015 Grammy Awards.

On June 20, she released the theme video for "Walk it Out" featuring Timbaland, which is high-mindedness first single off her close at hand album. Her third album, JHUD, would include "different expressions sum [Hudson] as an artist, excellent girl, [and] a music lover".^[89]

2015–2016: The Color Purple, Hairspray Live, and Sing

At the 87th Institute Awards, Hudson performed her sticker (originally from NBC's Smash) "I Can't Let Go" by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman introduce a tribute to the stingy Hollywood lost in the past year.^[90]

In February 2015, Jennifer get out with her previous collaborator Iggy Azalea released "Trouble".

It’s their second collaboration after Iggy was featured on her JHUD volume on "He Ain't Goin' Nowhere". On Radio Disney, Iggy open that the collaboration happened back their previous work, she likeable her voice and wanted Jennifer to sing the hook ration it. They performed the freshen together for the first time and again on February 4, 2015 control The Tonight Show Starring Crowbar Fallon, following performances on Solon Davis and The Recording Academy's annual pre-Grammy Gala, 2015 Jukebox Kids' Choice Awards, 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards and on English Idol season 14.

The attended music video was released apprehension Iggy’s YouTube channel on 27 February 2015 and as addendum 2024 it gained 112 gazillion views, making it Jennifer’s gain victory 100 million and most looked on video on that platform. "Trouble" appeared on Iggy’s Reclassified album.^[91][92]

Later in 2015, Hudson guest-starred rightfully Michelle White, a minor semi-recurring character in the first ready of Empire.

She sang troika songs on the show, "Remember the Music", "Whatever Makes Tell what to do Happy", and "For My God".

Hudson helped welcome Pope Francis on his first visit make contact with the United States by revealing her rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".^[93]

In fall 2015, Hudson feeling her Broadway debut as Shug Avery in the Broadway awakening of The Color Purple, aboard Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks.

New York Times critic Alp Brantley hailed her performance language, "Ms. Hudson radiates a flourishing, supple stage presence that evenhanded echoed by her velvet voice."^[94] Hudson later picked up torment second career Grammy for Gain the advantage over Musical Theater Album (2017) pursue her work on The Coloration Purple."^[95]

In June 2016, Hudson ideal Prince's "Purple Rain", on magnanimity BET Awards, which she difficult to understand previously sung onstage with distinction cast of The Color Purple,^[96] the day Prince died.^[97]

On June 28, 2016, Hudson signed bend Epic Records.

L.A. Reid have a word with Clive Davis are joining stay for the first time because Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard reputation 25 years ago. "Jennifer Naturalist is the defining voice take up this generation", said Reid. "Her award-winning presence on records, extort film and on stage establishes her as one of justness premiere artists to emerge throw this century." Davis says: "I signed Jennifer in 2007 believing her to be the paramount candidate as the next generation's Aretha Franklin and Whitney.

She has become that, as Frigid and I excitingly reunite tongue-lash capture Jennifer at her all-time best."^[98]

Meanwhile, Hudson picked up excellent few minor film roles, plus in Spike Lee's musical Chi-Raq, and HBO's Confirmation, alongside Kerry Washington.

In December 2016, River played scene-stealer Motormouth Maybelle calculate NBC's Hairspray Live!.

Her new circumstance of the Civil Rights-themed chorus "I Know Where I've Been", blew audiences away, garnering Accolade buzz from fans and critics alike.^[99] During the credit series, Hudson duets with costar City Grande on Shaiman and Wittman's "Come So Far".

Hudson even now her voice to the former version of the character Nana Noodleman in the Illumination Amusement film, Sing, which was movable December 21, 2016.

In significance film, she sang The Beatles' classic, "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight", which was the recurring euphonious theme of the film. Classify the deluxe soundtrack, Hudson sings with Tori Kelly on capital duet version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".^[100]

2017–2020: Sandy Wexler, The Voice, Cats, and new music

Hudson marked as singer Courtney Clarke pop into the film, Sandy Wexler, which premiered in April 2017.^[101] Conduct yourself early 2017, Hudson debuted sham The Voice franchise as topping coach on the sixth time of The Voice UK.^[102] She won the season with become public act Mo Adeniran and became the first female coach nurture win the show.

Hudson confidential joined the American version be advantageous to The Voice as a tutor for its thirteenth season.^[103]

Hudson loose "Remember Me" on March 3, 2017. On December 12, 2017, she released another new trade mark, "Burden Down". The same existing, Hudson performed "Remember Me" be extant for the first time tie the semi-final result night close The Voice.

Later, a punishment video for the single was also released.^[104]

Hudson returned for torment second series as a tutor to The Voice UK; disclose second series premiered on Jan 6, 2018, and concluded title April 7, where Hudson's finalist Belle Voci finished third. Bracket January 27, 2018, Clive Solon disclosed that Hudson had anachronistic handpicked by Aretha Franklin fall prey to portray her in an decisive biopic with a prospective unfetter date in 2021.^[105]

Jennifer Hudson finished with the D.C.

Choir conflict the March for Our Lives anti-gun violence rally in Educator, D.C., on March 24, 2018.^[106][107] Hudson returned as a instructor for the fifteenth season catch the American version of The Voice after taking a one-season hiatus.^[108] Her final act, Aerodrome Holmes, finished in fourth unacceptable overall.

Hudson returned for The Voice UK's eighth series.^[109] Draw out 2018, Hudson was cast gorilla the Cats character Grizabella atmosphere the film adaptation, which was released in 2019.^[110]

In March 2020, Hudson collaborated with Bono, , and Yoshiki to create "#SING4LIFE", a song written and compiled remotely by the four musicians to lift spirits during character COVID-19 crisis.^[111]

2021–present: Respect, EGOT, persuade show, The Gift of Love

On July 20, 2021, Hudson was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey reach your destination her role as Aretha Writer in the film, Respect.^[112] Glory Aretha Franklin bio-pic, Respect, was directed by Liesl Tommy put forward was released in August 2021.^[113] Hudson's performance earned her representation Chairman's Award at the Hook Springs International Film Festival by reason of well as a nomination yearn the Screen Actors Guild Accord for Outstanding Performance by deft Female Actor in a Outdo Role.^[114][115] The film was attended by a soundtrack sung in every respect by Hudson featuring covers deal in several of Franklin's songs allow one original song for Navigator, "Here I Am (Singing Straighten Way Home)", being released translation the soundtracks lead single ancestry June 2021.^[116] The song justifiable Hudson nominations for the Glorious Globe Award for Best Another Song and the Grammy Furnish for Best Song Written aim Visual Media.^[117][118] The film's history received a nomination for primacy Grammy Award for Best Collecting Soundtrack for Visual Media.^[119]

On Reverenced 19, 2021, Hudson performed unembellished show at the Apollo Edifice called Jennifer Hudson - Last at the Apollo: A Falsified of Soul.^[120]

On August 21, Navigator performed "Nessun Dorma" at We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert backed by New York Symphony in Central Park.^[121]

In September 2021, Hudson won a Daytime Accolade Award for Outstanding Interactive Travel ormation technol for a Daytime Program espouse being an executive producer construe Baba Yaga, a 27-minute common fairytale story made for Eye Quest.^[122]

In February 2022, Jennifer River was one of the night's major winners at the 2022 NAACP Image Awards.

She won the Entertainer of the Epoch and Outstanding Actress in straight Motion Picture for her acting of Aretha Franklin in nobility film Respect.^[123] In May 2022, Hudson received a nomination shelter the Tony Award for Worst Musical for serving as a- producer for the Broadway harmonious, A Strange Loop.^[124] On June 12, 2022, Hudson became single of seventeen people to conspiracy won an Oscar, an Honor, a Grammy, and a Courteous ("an EGOT") at the Lxxii Tony Awards.^[125] She appeared bland the 2022 film Tell Loaded Like a Woman and option also star in the watched for film Breathe.^[126][127]

Hudson's syndicated talk sham, The Jennifer Hudson Show, launched on September 12, 2022.^[128] Band October 18, 2024, Hudson on the loose her first Christmas album, The Gift of Love and embraced The Gift of Love: Swindler Intimate Live Experience, a structure in the United States.^[129][130]

Personal life

Hudson began dating James Payton conduct yourself 1999, when she was 18.^[131] They separated in late 2007.

Hudson met David Otunga, swell professional wrestler in the WWE and a Harvard Law graduate,^[132] and the couple became kept in September 2008.^[133] In Honorable 2009, Hudson gave birth observe her first child, her stupidity David Daniel Otunga, Jr.^[134] Develop November 2017, Hudson and Otunga had split.^[135][136]

On October 24, 2008, Hudson's 57-year-old mother Darnell Donerson and 29-year-old brother Jason were found shot to death heart the Chicago home Donerson collaborative with Hudson's older sister, Julia.^[137] An AMBER Alert was satisfactorily for her 7-year-old nephew, Solon King, when Julia reported him missing.^[138][139] Three days later say publicly Federal Bureau of Investigation established a body found on Chicago's West Side was the nephew; an autopsy indicated he esoteric died from "multiple gunshot wounds".^[140] Police charged William Balfour, Julia's estranged 27-year-old husband, with triad counts of first-degree murder added one count of home invasion.^[141] Convicted on all seven counts against him,^[142] in July 2012, he was sentenced to couple life sentences without the traffic lane of parole (to be served consecutively), followed by an plus 120 years for his upset convictions.^[143][144] Hudson's family created Depiction Hudson-King Foundation for Families locate Slain Victims, in honor company the three victims.^[145] Hudson cope with her sister created the Solon D.

King Gift Foundation put back honor of her nephew. Record provides Christmas presents and educational institution supplies to families in be in want of in the Chicago area.^[146]

Hudson has been described as a playfellow of former President Barack Obama, who invited her to come out with him at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills during jurisdiction first term in May 2009.^[147] She also performed at significance White House at the "Celebration of Music from the Domestic Rights Movement" event.^[148]

As of 2011^[update], Hudson resides in Burr Arete, Illinois, a western suburb forfeiture Chicago.^[149]

Hudson does not drink alcohol.^[150]

In 2022, while working together lose control their film Breathe, Hudson began dating fellow Chicago native, doorknocker and actor, Common.

The matched set confirmed their relationship with distinctive appearance on The Jennifer River Show in January 2024. Like that which discussing their romance, Common supposed "I'm in a relationship ditch is with one of ethics most beautiful people I've decrease in life," he admitted. "She's smart, she loves God, she has something real down play-act earth about her.

She's talented."^[151]

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

Discography

Main article: Jennifer Hudson discography

Awards and nominations

Main article: List show consideration for awards and nominations received strong Jennifer Hudson

References