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 '' . 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 . On February 11 , 2007 , the 60th British Academy Film Awards were held in London , but Hudson was not there to accept her BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role . The BAFTA Award went missing and Hudson did not receive her award until April 22 , 2011 , when it was presented to her on the '' Graham Norton Show '' . On February 25 , 2007 , she won the Academy Award for 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 can not believe this . Look what God can do . I did n'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 . Later in 2007 , the mayor of her home town , Chicago , Richard M. Daley , declared March 6 as " Jennifer Hudson Day " . She was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on June 18 , along with 115 other individuals for 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 gon na love me , ' it was n't just a lyric — it was a fact . " In May 2008 , Hudson appeared in the feature 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 . In October 2008 , Hudson made her third film appearance in '' 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 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 . The film also received nine Black Reel Awards nominations including three wins . Hudson was nominated for her performance in the film , but lost to Queen Latifah . The film also received eight nominations at the 2009 NAACP Image Awards , including a nomination for Hudson for her performance . In 2009 , Hudson starred as Kathy Archenault in '' Fragments '' , a film based on the novel by Roy Freirich , with Dakota Fanning and Forest Whitaker . It was released on DVD on August 4 , 2009 . In 2010 , Hudson started filming the biopic film '' Winnie Mandela '' based on the South African politician Winnie Mandela starring alongside Terrence Howard and directed by Darrell J. Roodt . 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 '' . 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 . Winnie Mandela has threatened legal action over this film , claiming she was not " consulted " about the film . '' Winnie Mandela '' was originally scheduled to be released in December 2011 ; the trailer was released in 2010 . In January 2008 , Hudson returned to the studio to record new songs for her debut studio album . 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 . Hudson worked with Ryan Tedder and Timbaland on a number of songs . Her debut single , " Spotlight " was released on June 10 , 2008 , and became Hudson 's first top 40 hit peaking at number 24 on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 and became a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom and Turkey . Her debut studio album , '' Jennifer Hudson '' , was released on September 30 , 2008 , on Arista and was written by Ne-Yo , who co-produced along with 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 . The album debuted at number two on the '' 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 '' soundtrack , which was released on May 27 , 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 Is n't Love " was chosen as the official second single . After three of her family members were brutally murdered , the single was rescheduled for a January 2009 release . However , in January 2009 , her label decided to postpone the release of the second single once more until , choosing a February 2009 release date . After the release of " If This Is n'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 " 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 . In May 2009 , " Pocketbook " was canceled as the third single due to negative reception from fans and critics alike . 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 2009 Grammy Awards ; Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for " Spotlight " , Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for " I 'm His Only Woman " with Fantasia Barrino , and Best R&B Album for '' Jennifer Hudson '' . She won the last of these and performed at the awards ceremony
60th British Academy Film Awards
60th British Academy Film Awards
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