The staff at Idolwire.com would like to congratulate Jennifer Hudson on her Oscar Nomination for her role in “Dreamgirls”. The Oscar Nominations were just announced live on CNN. She is up against Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi (Babel), Cate Blanchett (Notes on A Scandal), and Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine). The 79th Annual Oscars will be awarded live on February 25, 2007 at 8pm ET on ABC. Good luck Jennifer Hudson, you’ve come a long way from American Idol. Girl, welcome to the BIG TIME!