Our girls gong up on Oscar - 24th January

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2007030786,00.html

"Eddie’s co-star JENNIFER HUDSON — turned down by SIMON COWELL in American Idol 2005 — is up for Best Supporting Actress."

Short and sweet - American Idol 2004, not 2005. And although initially turned down, she came back on the "wildcard" and was in the final seven.