Jennifer Hudson

Acting

Born: 1981-09-12

From: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender: Female

Popularity: 1.1

Also Known As

Jennifer Kate HudsonJ.Hud

Biography

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of American Idol, placing seventh. She made her film debut as Effie White in the musical Dreamgirls (2006), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the youngest African-American to win in a competitive acting category. After signing to Arista Records, Hudson released her self-titled debut studio album in 2008, which was certified Gold in the US and the UK, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. Hudson's subsequent studio albums, I Remember Me (2011) and JHUD (2014), both charted within the top ten of the Billboard 200, with the former also being certified Gold in the US. Meanwhile, her other acting roles include the films Sex and the City (2008), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Winnie Mandela (2011), Black Nativity (2013), Sing (2016), Cats (2019) and Respect (2021), the television shows Smash (2012), Empire (2015) and Confirmation (2016), and her Broadway debut with the musical The Color Purple. Hudson also contributed as a coach on the UK and the US version of The Voice from 2017 up to 2019, becoming the first female coach to win the former.

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Awards & Nominations20 won · 30 nominated

Nominated

BET Her Award

I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)

2014

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Winnie Mandela

2014

🏆 Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video

2012

🏆 Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album

I Remember Me

2012

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video

2012

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

2012

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album

I Remember Me

2012

🏆 Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album

Jennifer Hudson

2009

🏆 Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist

2009

🏆 Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group

2009

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album

Jennifer Hudson

2009

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video

2009

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist

2009

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

The Secret Life of Bees

2009

Nominated

BET Award for Best Actor & Actress

The Secret Life of Bees

2009

Nominated

BET Award for Best Actor & Actress

Sex and the City

2009

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song

Spotlight

2009

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist

2009

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group

2009

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best R&B Album

Jennifer Hudson

2008

Nominated

Grammy Award for Best R&B Album

Jennifer Hudson

2008

Nominated

Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

2008

Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

2008

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Dreamgirls

2007

🏆 Won

BET Award for Best Actor & Actress

Dreamgirls

2007

🏆 Won

BET Award for Best New Artist

2007

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Dreamgirls

2007

🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Dreamgirls

2007

🏆 Won

Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis, Jr. – Entertainer of the Year

2007

🏆 Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Dreamgirls

2007

Nominated

MTV Movie Award for Best Performance

Dreamgirls

2007

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Dreamgirls

2007

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Dreamgirls

2007

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Dreamgirls

2007

Nominated

BET Award for Best Actor & Actress

Dreamgirls

2007

Nominated

BET Award for Best New Artist

2007

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Dreamgirls

2007

Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Dreamgirls

2007

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Dreamgirls

2006

🏆 Won

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress

Dreamgirls

2006

🏆 Won

Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Dreamgirls

2006

Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress

Dreamgirls

2006

Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress

Dreamgirls

2006

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Dreamgirls

2006

Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Dreamgirls

2006

Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast

Dreamgirls

2006

🏆 Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

Respect

2002

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Musical

🏆 Won

Daytime Emmy Award

Jennifer Hudson

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations20 won · 30 nominated

Acting91 titles

92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

Always Whitney Houston

The Concert for Valor

The Grammys

GOAT

Michael Jackson Memorial

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

MTV Video Music Awards

Celebrity Family Feud

The Secret Life of Bees

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

Roll Up Your Sleeves

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Hairspray Live!

The Graham Norton Show

Golden Globe Awards

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

Sing

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

One World: Together at Home

Empire

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

The Oscars

Confirmation

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

And the Oscar Goes To...

Respect

Dreamgirls

American Idol

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Sex and the City

Monster

Smash

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Early Show

Project Runway

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special

Lullaby

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Voice UK

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy

Winged Creatures

The Voice

Winnie Mandela

The Three Stooges

Chi-Raq

Today

Breathe

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Voice

Christmas at Graceland

Sandy Wexler

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Diane Warren: Relentless

The Jonathan Ross Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Black Nativity

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Late Show with James Corden

American Idol

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

A Very Pentatonix Christmas

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The View

Entertainment Tonight

Tell It Like a Woman