Jennifer Hudson is an American actress, singer, producer, and talk show host who has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, a Daytime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Grammy Awards, a Tony Award, twelve NAACP Image Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She is the youngest woman and, so far, the only alumnus from American Idol to date to have ever won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) - the four most prestigious awards of the American entertainment industry.
Acting Academy Awards The Academy Awards, now known officially as the Oscars, is a set of twenty-four awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2007 Dreamgirls Best Supporting Actress
Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards, or "BRAs", is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) to recognize excellence in African-American, as well as those of African diaspora's cinematic achievements in the around the world film industry as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2007Dreamgirls Outstanding Supporting Actress 2007 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance 2008 The Secret Life of Bees Outstanding Actress 2008 Black Reel Awards 2022 Respect
British Academy Film Awards The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2007 Dreamgirls Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Critics' Choice Movie Awards The Critics' Choice Movie Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Written ballots are submitted during a week-long nominating period, and the resulting nominees are announced in December. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2007Dreamgirls Best Supporting Actress 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Best Cast
Celebration of Black Cinema and Television Year Nominated work Award Result 2021 Respect Actress – Film
Drama League Awards The Drama League Awards, created in 1935, honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2016 The Color Purple Distinguished Performance
Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.Golden Globes 2022: The Complete Nominations List Variety, December 13, 2021
Year Nominated work AwardResult 2007 Dreamgirls Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (2007). "Golden Globe Awards for 2006" . GoldenGlobes.org. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
MTV Movie & TV Awards The MTV Movie & TV Awards (formerly MTV Movie Awards) is a film and television awards show presented annually on MTV. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2007 Dreamgirls Best Performance 2022 "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" (Respect) Best Song
National Board of Review The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures is an organization in the United States dedicated to discussing and selecting what its members regard as the best film works of each year. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2007 Dreamgirls Best Supporting Actress Best Breakthrough Performance
Palm Springs International Film Festival Founded in 1989 in Palm Springs, California, the Palm Springs International Film Festival is held annually in January. Year Nominated work Category Result 2022 Respect Chairman's Award
Satellite Awards The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2006 Dreamgirls Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture 2022 Respect Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Screen Actors Guild Awards The Screen Actors Guild Award (also known as the SAG Award) is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) to recognize outstanding performances in film and primetime television. Hudson has won once from three nominations. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2007Dreamgirls Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2022 Respect Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Music Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards, or "BRAs", is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) to recognize excellence in African-American, as well as those of African diaspora's cinematic achievements in the around the world film industry as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2022 "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" Outstanding Original Song
Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard, a publication and music popularity chart covering the music business. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2012 "I Remember Me" R&B Album of the Year
Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2022 "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" Best Original Song Golden Globe Nominations: Licorice Pizza, Squid Game, West Side Story, and More|IndieWire
Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards (originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Emmy Awards (television), the Tony Awards (stage performance), and the Academy Awards (motion pictures). Hudson has won two awards from nine nominations. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2008 Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion PictureBest Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media 2009 Jennifer Hudson Best R&B Album "Spotlight" Best Female R&B Vocal Performance "I'm His Only Woman" Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals 2015 "It's Your World" Best R&B Performance 2017 The Color Purple Best Musical Theater Album 2022Respect Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" Best Song Written for Visual Media 2026 The Gift of Love Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Hollywood Music in Media Awards The Hollywood Music in Media Awards is an award organization honoring original music (Song and Score) in all forms visual media including film, TV, video games, trailers, commercial advertisements, documentaries, music videos and special programs. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2018 "I'll Fight" Best Original Song in a Documentary 2021 "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" Best Original Song in a Feature Film "Respect" Best Original Song – Onscreen Performance
iHeartRadio Music Awards The iHeartRadio Music Awards is a music awards show founded by iHeartRadio in 2014 to recognize the most popular artists and music over the past year as determined by the network's listeners. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2017 "Purple Rain" Best Cover Song
MTV Movie & TV Awards The MTV Movie & TV Awards (formerly MTV Movie Awards) is a film and television awards show presented annually on MTV. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2017 Hairspray Live! Best Musical Moment
MTV Video Music Awards An MTV Video Music Award (commonly abbreviated as a VMA) is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2015 "I Still Love You" Best Video with a Social Message
Satellite Awards The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2022 "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" Best Original Song
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards Year Nominated work AwardResult 2022 "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" Outstanding Original Song for a Musical or Comedy Visual Production
Both BET Awards The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2007Herself Best Actress Best Female R&B Artist Best New Artist 2009 Best Actress Best Female R&B Artist 2011 2014 "I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)" Centric Award 2022 Respect Best Actress
Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards, or "BRAs", is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) to recognize excellence in African-American, as well as those of African diaspora's cinematic achievements in the around the world film industry as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2023 Outstanding Variety, Sketch, or Talk – Series or Special The Jennifer Hudson Show 2024
GLAAD Media Award The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives. Hudson has been nominated for three awards and won two.
Year Nominee Category Result 2023 The Jennifer Hudson Show Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode 2024 The Jennifer Hudson Show Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode Herself Excellence in Media Award
Kids' Choice Awards The Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeon television network. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, film, sports, television, fashion, and more, voted by kids. Year Nominated work AwardResult 2019 Herself, Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton – The Voice Favorite TV Judges
NAACP Image Awards The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and literature. Hudson has won twelve awards out of twenty-four nominations.