Hudson hosts a highly acclaimed nationally syndicated talk show, The Jennifer Hudson Show, which began Season 3 in September. The show features her powerful voice in a new way, bringing fun, uplifting, and empowering conversations to the forefront. The Jennifer Hudson Show has received two nominations for People’s Choice Awards and also received six Daytime Emmy Award nominations. Hudson was awarded the AAFCA We See You Award in 2023 after an incredible first season, in which she also won the NAACP Image Award for Best Talk Show Host and was named one of People magazine’s People of the Year and one of Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year. She also was honored with GLAAD’s Excellence in Media Award for her influence through the show. The Jennifer Hudson Show has hosted an exciting slate of guests thus far, including Oprah Winfrey, Shaquille O’Neal, Matthew McConaughey, Mariah Carey, Viola Davis, Adam Sandler, Chance the Rapper, Ciara, DJ Khaled, and John Legend.

Hudson cemented her historic EGOT status by earning a Tony Award as co-producer on 2022’s Best Musical, A Strange Loop. This followed her electrifying turn as Aretha Franklin in the critically acclaimed biopic Respect, a role for which she was handpicked by Franklin and that garnered her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. She was named Entertainer of the Year at the 2022 NAACP Image Awards and earned Grammy and Golden Globe nominations for the film’s original song, “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home),” which she co-wrote alongside the legendary Carole King.

Hudson has been named one of Time magazine’s Most Influential People in the World, starred in countless film and television projects, released chart-topping albums, made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning production of The Color Purple, and has been a celebrated coach on both the US and UK versions of the Emmy Award-winning juggernaut The Voice. She also penned a New York Times best-selling memoir that inspired millions, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, sang at the Super Bowl, and has been invited to perform for countless world leaders, including multiple presidents, royalty, and the Pope. Hudson even has a day named after her in the city of Chicago. In 2007, Hudson won an Academy Award for her role as Effie in the smash hit Dreamgirls, an adaptation of the Broadway musical. Her breakout film performance also garnered a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA Award, and an NAACP Image Award.