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Simon Cowell has harsh words for Taylor Hicks and Jennifer Hudson
March 7, 2007
Never one to shy away from what he really thinks, American Idol judge Simon Cowell set his sights on both Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks and recent Oscar-winning Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson last Thursday night at the 24th Annual Paley Festival at the Directors Guild of America in West Hollywood.
Jennifer Hudson wins best supporting actress Oscar award
February 26, 2007
Former American Idol third season seventh-place finisher Jennifer Hudson came up a winner at Sunday night's 79th Academy Awards ceremony, winning the best supporting actress Oscar award for her Dreamgirls performance.
'American Idol 6' eliminates its first four semifinalists, reveals mentors
February 23, 2007
The sixth season of Fox' American Idol finally began in earnest this week, with Tuesday and Wednesday's first performance shows culminating in last night's live results show that eliminated the four American Idol 6 semifinalists (two male, two female) who had received the fewest votes from home viewers.
Jennifer Hudson living a dream regardless of Oscar award outcome
February 23, 2007
Jennifer Hudson is living a dream and has no plans to wake up.
Jennifer Hudson to appear on BET's 'One Night Only' series finale
February 22, 2007
A group of New Orleans high-school students are staging a multimedia production of Dreamgirls on the BET reality series One Night Only, so who better to drop by for the series finale than Oscar-nominated Dreamgirls actress and American Idol 3 finalist Jennifer Hudson.
Report: Fantasia Barrino to announce she's joining 'The Color Purple'
February 22, 2007
Fantasia Barrino may have lost-out on the chance to star in Dreamgirls, but the American Idol 3 winner will apparently get to show her acting abilities after all.
Fantasia Barrino to perform on 'Idol 6,' deliver 'special announcement'
February 21, 2007
Fox has announced that former third season winner Fantasia Barrino will perform during the first live results show of American Idol's sixth season on Thursday, February 22 at 8PM ET -- however unfortunately for her, that's probably not the big news, as the network has also announced that she'll make a "special announcement" during her appearance.
'American Idol 6' wraps audition rounds, reveals Top 24 semifinalists
February 15, 2007
After four weeks of open audition broadcasts and two more episodes that gave viewers a look at the competition's Hollywood round, last night's American Idol 6 broadcast ended with the mega-hit Fox reality show finally revealing the identities of this season's Top 24 semifinalists.
'American Idol 4' winner Carrie Underwood wins big at the Grammys
February 12, 2007
After winning her second Grammy Award of the evening on Sunday night, American Idol 4 winner Carrie Underwood made sure she thanked the Fox mega-hit that made her a household name.
Former 'Idol 3' finalist Jennifer Hudson nominated for an Oscar award
January 23, 2007
Add Oscar-nominated actress to Jennifer Hudson's impressive growing resume, as the 25-year-old former American Idol third season finalist has received a best supporting actress Academy Award-nomination for her role in Dreamgirls. The announcement was made this morning at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, CA.