Long before 'American Idol', people used to call me a diva. And I be like, 'Hold on, are you calling me something else on the sly? You gonna call me a diva, call me a good diva.'

After the release of "If This Isn't Love" the single eventually peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. [citation needed] "Love You I Do" was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song and won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media. During her acceptance speech Hudson said: "Oh my God I have to just take this moment in.

[citation needed] Additionally it spawned the hit single "Spotlight". She made her film debut in Dreamgirls (2006) which won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress a Golden Globe Award a BAFTA Award an NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In late 2008 after Hudson's mother brother and nephew were killed in a shooting Hudson stepped out of the limelight for three months.