Jennifer Hudson won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her film debut in 2006’s Dreamgirls, but the American Idol alum didn’t know too much about the Academy Awards before her big night in ...

referencing Hudson’s Academy Award-winning performance as Effie White. Hudson, visibly stunned, responded, “Are you talking about Dreamgirls? Wait, you were going to be in Dreamgirls?” ...

In 2006, Hudson starred in Dreamgirls and won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe award for her performance. Hudson won her first Grammy Award in 2009 for best R&B album; her second Grammy win ...

Following its acclaimed original run, DREAMGIRLS was reimagined for a new generation in a star-studded 2006 film adaptation, which won two Academy Awards. In 2016, the show made its long-awaited ...

Anika Noni Rose played the third member of the group. Admittedly, Hudson didn’t know much about Dreamgirls either, a story loosely based on The Supremes. After her stint on American Idol in 2004 ...

Jennifer Hudson won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her film debut in 2006’s Dreamgirls, but the American Idol alum didn’t know too much about the Academy Awards before her big night in 2007.