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 In November 2005, Hudson was cast in the prized role of Effie White, the role originally created in a legendary Broadway performance by Jennifer Holliday, for the film adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls. Hudson won the role over hundreds of professional singers and actresses. 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.
Frames from the "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" sequence, featuring Effie and Curtis (Jamie Foxx).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." Newsweek said that when moviegoers hear Hudson sing the song, she "is going to raise goose bumps across the land." New York Daily News proclaimed, "When she sings 'And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going' -- one of the most heartfelt cries of pain ever written for a musical -- Hudson inscribes her name on an Oscar." Variety wrote that Hudson's performance "calls to mind debuts like Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl or Bette Midler in The Rose, with a voice like the young Aretha."
As Effie White, Hudson has garnered twenty-seven awards and nominations from film critics as Best Supporting Actress and Breakthrough Performer of 2006.
She won a Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in a Supporting Role, dedicating the award to Florence Ballard (upon whom her Dreamgirls character was based), as well as friends Jasmine Trias, Fantasia Barrino, and the rest of the American Idol Season 3 finalists. In addition, she has been named Best Supporting Actress by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and also by the Screen Actors Guild. On February 7, 2007, Hudson was named Best Supporting Actress and Best Breakthrough Performance by the Black Reel Awards, awarded by the Foundation For The Advancement Of African-Americans In Film.
On February 25, 2007, she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in this film. At 25 years old, Hudson became the eighth youngest winner of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. She became only the third African-American to win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, after Hattie McDaniel for Gone with the Wind and Whoopi Goldberg for Ghost. Since Halle Berry remains the only African-American actress to win Best Actress, Jennifer also became the fourth African-American actress to win an acting award in Oscar history. Currently, she is also the only person to have gone from participating in a reality television series to becoming an Academy Award winner. During her acceptance speech Hudson said through tears of joy, "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.
In 2007, Hudson was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Hudson's version of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" debuted at number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the January 13, 2007 issue. The "Dreamgirls" track has since become Hudson's first Top 10 hit, but not on the Hot 100, as the track registered a new peak at #7 on the Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay chart on February 24, 2007. The track has also reached #14 on the Hot R&B/HipHop Songs chart, and remixes of the song have seen Jennifer reach the #1 position on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play Chart.
Future projects
Hudson is currently set to appear in Winged Creatures, based on the novel by Roy Freirich. Winged Creatures is a 2008 film adaptation of Roy Freirich's debut novel starring also Forest Whitaker, Kate Hudson, Guy Pearce, Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, and Jackie Earl Haley. In the aftermath of a gruesome restaurant murder, the survivors of the attack are left to ponder their own mortality and how it relates to their connection to society. The film is currently being directed by Rowan Woods. She has also been signed on to her third movie, titled Meet the Browns, which she will start filming in Summer 2007. Hudson has also expressed interest to co-star in The Jackie Robinson Story.
Hudson is being looked at for another biographic role. She recently met with Aretha Franklin for high tea in New York City to discuss the possibility of the Academy Award winning actress and vocalist portraying the musical living legend in a film production based on the New York Times best-selling autobiography, Aretha Franklin: From These Roots.
In addition, Jennifer Hudson was invited to join the Oscar Academy. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced on Monday (June 18) that the organization has extended invitations to 115 individuals for 2007. The actors branch of Academy members is always the highest profile and this year's pack is led by Hudson. Among the performers Hudson beat was fellow new Academy invitee Adriana Barraza ("Babel"). Other 2007 acting nominees invited to join the Academy rolls include Ryan Gosling ("Half Nelson"), Jackie Earle Haley ("Little Children") and Hudson's "Dreamgirls" co-star Eddie Murphy.
Recording career
Hudson recorded her own version of the soul classic "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 3rd season.
She is featured in a powerful duet, The Future Ain't What it Used to Be on Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose album, which was released in 2006, and which will soon be released as a single.
She performs the song "Easy To Be Hard" on the Actors' Fund benefit recording of the musical Hair.
In September 2006, Hudson performed the song "Over It" live on 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 signed with Arista. On the Oprah Show, Hudson announced plans to enter the studio in March 2007. Hudson said on the Tyra Banks Show on February 23 that she just finished the first song for the album. Hudson also recorded a song called "Stand Up" which is available for on her fan website to purchase.
In November 2006, Hudson signed a record deal with Clive Davis's label, Arista Records. Davis has guided the careers of such legendary artists as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton.
Hudson is also featured on Ne-Yo's second album Because of You on the track Leaving Tonight.
Also, Hudson has recorded a new song with rapper Papoose, titled "Special. It will possibly be an included track on her debut album.
Hudson is currently working on her debut album and it is due to be out in October.
Source:Wikipedia
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