Jennifer Hudson to perform at 87TH OSCARSยฎ

In a press release today, it was announced that Oscar and Grammy-winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson willย be performing onย the 87th Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

Jennifer Hudson at the 57th Grammy Awards.
Jennifer Hudson at the 57th Grammy Awards.

“We’re creating several musical sequences for the Oscars and we couldn’t be happier that our friend, Jennifer Hudson, will be performing in one of them,” says Zadan and Meron.

Hudson won the Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role for the 2006 film โ€œDreamgirls.โ€ Her other acting credits include โ€œSex and the Cityโ€ (2008), โ€œThe Secret Life of Beesโ€ (2008), โ€œWinnie Mandelaโ€ (2013) and โ€œThe Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Peteโ€ (2013). Hudsonโ€™s self-titled debut album won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album and was certified Gold, as was her second album, โ€œI Remember Me.โ€ This year she was nominated for Best R&B Performance for the song โ€œItโ€™s Your World,โ€ from her 2014 album, โ€œJHUD.โ€

The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

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