Oscars 2008: J-Hud’s Second Try/You Decide



Photogs: Granitz/Mazur/Reuters
Still not really feeling it, but indeed much better than last year’s Academy Awards Andre Leon Talley foolishness. She was dripping in Neil Lane diamonds too-Chandelier Earrings, Diamond and Platinum Cuff and Stacked Diamond Bangles, Diamond and Platinum Ball Ring, and Diamond and Platinum Flower Hair Pins. The Roberto Cavalli grecian style halter dress with black and white diamonds is beautiful but it aint what’s poppin’ for her. Is her circulation still going despite the upper part of that dress? Whatev. Jennifer Hudson’s Oscar de la Renta look last year vs. this year’s look:

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LSK
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:33 pm | Reply | QuoteI think she looks good. But what do I know….I’m an old guy….
Vancouver Vixen
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:34 pm | Reply | QuoteThe colour looks beautiful on her…
hpvdating
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:36 pm | Reply | QuoteI never know that black female could be so beautiful in white dress.
A+ STYLIST
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:38 pm | Reply | QuoteI like the new look. dress fits nicely and the detail is beautiful.
HOWEVER, i wish she’d stop with that kiss pose.
AngieMnDC
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:40 pm | Reply | QuoteJennifer needs to ONLY wear a dress that requires a GOOD BRA!!!!
~Nic Nac~
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:45 pm | Reply | QuoteThis year’s dress is far better than last year’s but still not fabulous enough for this event.
Talent...
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:45 pm | Reply | QuoteI think its alot better than last years, but its a little too snugg… she is getting a case of the dunlap in the back. Dress is gorgeous though.
ybf chic
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:46 pm | Reply | Quoteuh uh! Natasha i dont know what you see but i think that J-Hud looks nice and better than last year, you shouldnt always bash ppl like that sometimes its funny….other times its just annoying……..but i still got luv for the ybf
LuvdaBiz
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:47 pm | Reply | QuoteI like the dress on Jennifer, she pulled it off. Take some heart to show a fleshy back. I must agree the umpire waistline is a little snug
nonchalant
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:49 pm | Reply | QuoteTop Ten yeah!
ok whateva, she lookin good from last year so i won’t hate she reps the big gurls betta than Tocorra>>>ugh so glad they cancelled take the cake or whateva that show she was on. Now that chic is a H.A.M!!!!
Pam
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:54 pm | Reply | QuoteWhen you are top heavy - you have to choose a dress works with your figure. In one pic, JH’s breasts look awkward.
seeme
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:56 pm | Reply | QuoteShe looks great!
KAYHUN
On Feb 24, 2008 at 8:58 pm | Reply | Quotehpvdating wrote:
why do you say that?? can’t an African American woman be lovey in white ? we are just as beautiful and pure as any other woman !!!! right? african american woman are always never credited for bein successful, so just give J. Hud her props .. she looks lovely in the WHITE dress and thats that
KAYHUN
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:03 pm | Reply | QuoteJennifer Hudson looks amazing. Her dress is beautiful, makeup is flawless… and the girl can SANG!! she is successful and independent.. thats exactly what i can appreciate about being an african american woman. WE are one of an kind, irreplaceable… I love it….keep dong what you what you do,j.Hud!!!!!!
kh
cha cha
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:05 pm | Reply | QuoteI think she stepped up her game. The empire waist works, the color works, hair and makeup works and she looks confident and comfortable. With a full figure, less is more-elegant,sophisticated and polished. Go Jen. LA Talley must have been barred from helping this year. LOL!
chris
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:10 pm | Reply | QuoteThe white dress is very beautiful on her, but her breast look very odd in the dress.
MsLady
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:10 pm | Reply | QuoteI SAW HER ON THE RED CARPET, I SWEAR SHE DID THE KISS POSE LIKE 20 TIMES. STOP IT ALREADY!!!! IT NEVER TURNS OUT CUTE!! YOU ARE TOO FAB FOR THIS FOOLYWANGEDNESS J-HUD! I ACTUALLY LIKED BOTH DRESSES THOUGH
Sharonda
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:12 pm | Reply | QuoteShe looks stunning to me.
ybf_oz
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:16 pm | Reply | QuoteThis dress does not do her any favours….her breasts looked trapped and like they want to bust the hell outta the top part of the dress!
Come on now, J Hud! You can do better!
Mary
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:16 pm | Reply | QuoteLast years dress was pretty minus the jacket. This year not sure, I am not a fan of white.
ybf_oz
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:16 pm | Reply | QuoteAnd she need to quit copying Ms HOhan’s kiss pose!
Essence
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:20 pm | Reply | QuoteI love this years dress. Work it girl!
K Dawn
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:21 pm | Reply | QuoteI think it is a major upgrade from last year….a lovely dress….but it just doesn’t look right on her. Hopefully next year’s will be better.
Mary
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:23 pm | Reply | QuoteJust saw Jhud walking off stage after presenting a award. The dress is flowing and cute but not on her. I don’t like the top of it. To have cleavage is a good thing. She should have had a v neck cut dress.
whatev...
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:24 pm | Reply | QuoteThe boobage is causing a problem…. The dress looks nice, but when you have boobs like she does, you NEED to wear a bra… Maybe if the straps were wider it would have made some difference.
Lo
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:27 pm | Reply | QuoteI think everything looks really good except for her chest. She could have found some way to provide more support for “the girls” there… as long as J-Hud remembers that everything that looks good on skinny girls doesn’t work on us thinker chicks, then she will be fine.
CGU!!!
Lo
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:27 pm | Reply | Quoteand by “thinker”, i meant “thicker”… lol
JUJU
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:32 pm | Reply | QuoteI THINK SHE LOOKS NICE BUT SHE HAS A LOT OF BACK AND ARMS BUT SHE STILL LOOKS WONDERFUL!
SKYY
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:39 pm | Reply | QuoteIs these the only black celebs at the oscars? boring…..
luv2skee
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:41 pm | Reply | QuoteShe is a curvy girl and she needs to dress for her body. I love the color on her BUT she has side fat with those slits ( no invisible spanxx for that). This dress is beautiful but not great for her body.
keysha
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:45 pm | Reply | QuoteI SEE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH HER. SHE LOOK BEAUTIFUL..SO STOP HATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Windi Citygurl
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:46 pm | Reply | QuoteI think she looks great! Not too crazy about all the fleshiness showing but its better than seeing the skin and bones of other actors.
Tevaria
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:47 pm | Reply | QuoteJ Hudson rocked this year. Love her dress.
CHERYLINMIAMI
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:53 pm | Reply | QuoteSHE LOOKS NICE BUT AS SOME HAS SAID, IT’D THE BREAST AREA, SOMETHING IS OFF.
Jokes
On Feb 24, 2008 at 9:55 pm | Reply | QuoteI actually like last year’s dress better, which means she’s still not on point. It’s crazy because she’s so fabulous on other red carpets, just wack at the Oscars. Someone (her stylist) is trying too hard.
Ritz
On Feb 24, 2008 at 10:03 pm | Reply | Quotei think she looks great. last year’s dress wasn’t bad either. It wasn’t the best, but it was a nice dress still.
BrownSuga82
On Feb 24, 2008 at 10:06 pm | Reply | Quotehpvdating wrote:
HUH??
Luv me or leave me
On Feb 24, 2008 at 10:20 pm | Reply | QuoteShe looks good,much better than that mess she had on last year. She has definitely stepped her game up.
SHABON84
On Feb 24, 2008 at 10:23 pm | Reply | QuotePam wrote:
they look like torpedoes!
a a a
On Feb 24, 2008 at 10:29 pm | Reply | QuoteI think the dress was great, but she didn’t have the back for it. Her body type is just like mine and I wouldn’t have worn it for that reason. I luv her anyway!!!!
Pam
On Feb 24, 2008 at 10:47 pm | Reply | QuoteSHABON84 wrote:
at Shabon84:
YUP!
Arianna
On Feb 24, 2008 at 10:55 pm | Reply | QuoteCan her boobs look any more deformed in that dress? Sorry- try again next year Jennifer.
nija
On Feb 24, 2008 at 11:02 pm | Reply | Quotei expected more. its kind of a high school prom look to me
TT
On Feb 24, 2008 at 11:04 pm | Reply | QuoteHer boobies look ummmm weird……….
Dani
On Feb 24, 2008 at 11:06 pm | Reply | QuoteSTOP HATING ALL YOU FUCKING BEYANKI FANS GET A FUCKING LIFE
WITH THAT BEING SAID J-HUD LOOKS GREAT SHE LOSTS ALOT OF WEIGHT TOO
LOVE HER AND ALBUM WILL BE A BANGER
eNUFF sAID
On Feb 24, 2008 at 11:18 pm | Reply | QuoteBoth dresses are pretty fab except for the the vest she borrowed from NASA last year! Her hair never works
JosephineBaker
On Feb 24, 2008 at 11:27 pm | Reply | QuoteNatasha I agree with you!
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This dress looks like any basic dress that you would wear to a barbecue or a picnic during the warmer months. Yes, it is much better looking than the Talley and de la Renta fiasco last year, 2007, but that’s not stating much.
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The fabrics for both of Jennifer’s dresses, last year and this year look cheap. Like some crappy modal material!
Chica
On Feb 24, 2008 at 11:28 pm | Reply | QuoteHell yeah this is better than last year..but I am a top heavy chick myself…and I would have chosen a better style halter…just…not feelin it so much.
malcolm
On Feb 24, 2008 at 11:28 pm | Reply | QuoteJHud is is giving Aretha a run for her money girl is huge
the hotness
On Feb 25, 2008 at 12:05 am | Reply | QuoteHOWEVER, i wish she’d stop with that kiss pose.
I agree!..enough already
ph2072
On Feb 25, 2008 at 12:26 am | Reply | QuoteAlthough I don’t think this year’s look is too hot, this year’s look is better than last year’s look.
pam
On Feb 25, 2008 at 12:54 am | Reply | Quotethis is a much better look from last years hateful dress (brown jersey at the oscars? with pockets?? ew..)
i love that j.hud celebrates all her curves and bumps (some of which can be seen when she drops into that kissy-pose: not cute. hit a gym) but when the breastasis are that big, you don’t wear that kind of cut up top..(kinda looks like a boa constrictor got caught in the fabric and her bust and lost) but that’s why i’m home in sweats and holey socks, killin the oscar game from the living room..
and since i didn’t offically say it, she looks nice, but put the girls in a holder more suitable..
MrStyle
On Feb 25, 2008 at 1:05 am | Reply | QuoteShe won’t be on any best dress lists but she also won’t be on the worst dress lists! She looks a lot better because last year was a mess. I like it!
MichelleR
On Feb 25, 2008 at 3:35 am | Reply | QuoteIf that girl doesn’t stop blowing kisses on every damn red carpet pic…
la la land
On Feb 25, 2008 at 4:28 am | Reply | Quotepublicity seeking maybe? but one thing is good, the fact that she doesn’t feel the need to show her boobs at every opportunity. thats good. the bottom half of her dress is lovely, not feeling the snake skin pattern cut outs and the shape of the top half.
Layla
On Feb 25, 2008 at 5:39 am | Reply | QuoteWhite compliments her complexion. The dress was lovely, her makeup flawless; however, the top of the dress simply did not flatter her figure. Made her breasts look awkward. Definitely an upgrade from that mess last year. And, I agree, that kiss pose is tired.
Mani's Tia
On Feb 25, 2008 at 9:00 am | Reply | QuoteI think she looks great myself!
Pretty Paige
On Feb 25, 2008 at 9:17 am | Reply | QuoteI wish she stop the blowing kisses. It is so fake and tired.
kaykay
On Feb 25, 2008 at 9:25 am | Reply | QuoteI absolutely LOVED Jennifer’s dress…it was so classy and sexy and almost any body type could wear it…I think it’s h-o-t
Charie
On Feb 25, 2008 at 9:29 am | Reply | QuoteWOW I really think some of ya’ll are over doing it…You guys act like she looks a hot mess or something…She looks nice to me…Have i seen look better before???…Yes but this is not just the pits…geezzzz…some people are just negitive…
Ta-Dah
On Feb 25, 2008 at 9:51 am | Reply | QuoteI like last year’s dress better MINUS the space jacket better than this year. I like this year’s dress, but overall she doesn’t look as FAB as she did last year. It could be her hair though…I don’t know….somehing just…isn’t….right about this year’s look.
Maria
On Feb 25, 2008 at 9:56 am | Reply | Quoteluv2skee wrote:
I agree. I LOVE the dress and the color, but I think she could have done a little better. Something more flattering that shows less back fat.
awj1
On Feb 25, 2008 at 10:02 am | Reply | QuoteCHERYLINMIAMI wrote:
I completely agree!
bliss
On Feb 25, 2008 at 10:13 am | Reply | QuoteIm not feeling J-hud’s dress her breast looks weird in it.
milaii
On Feb 25, 2008 at 10:20 am | Reply | QuoteShe is too heavy for that dress. Funny how everyone hates on Kiesha Whittaker but when jennifer’s big butt roll out the fabric over her rolls and untoned arms she gets praise. thats not fair. she will never look as glamourous as she could until she gets her body right.It okay to not be thin but you cant wear an arm emphasizing dress and have a rolly back and fat arms with strch marks. She must have an eat too much disorder.
missy
On Feb 25, 2008 at 10:23 am | Reply | QuoteDani wrote:
…Ummm… wow… There’s room for all Black women to shine. And nobody said anything about Beyonce. And some say people swear because they don’t have a real vocabulary. Just a thought.
Anyhow, I agree with the general consensus that her boobs look funny, the kissy pose is tired (only VS models can really get away with that) and she doesn’t really have the back for that dress, but she doesn’t look bad. B+.
I'm just sayin'
On Feb 25, 2008 at 10:29 am | Reply | QuoteOk…not to be the critic…but..r..a.! Jennifer looks 55 years old in that to small number. Why does her stylist INSIST on dressing her in halters, sleevEless, and gowns that require you not wear a bra? HELLO…she is a full figured female!!!!!! FirSt of all Jennifer ALWAYS NEEDS SUPPORT in the chest area. Her back has rolls..please cover that up! Goodness, stop the bullshit, you know you see it! Stop making all these excuses for Jennifer. Just last week, you all tore Beyonce to pieces….and her dress fit her! I just keep it real. Everyone is always saying oh, J-Hud looks good, etc….etc….Still no CD, the kiss blowing on the red carpet…STOP THE BULLSHIT! THAT FOOLYWANG IS A HOTT ASS MESS!
STOP THE SELECTIVE CRITISISM, IF THIS HAD BEEN BEYONCE OR MARY THIS SITE WOULD HAVE KILLED THEM!I’M JUST SAYIN’!
Desiree
On Feb 25, 2008 at 10:43 am | Reply | QuoteShe looks a mess. Everybody cannot wear everything.
QueensCouture
On Feb 25, 2008 at 11:36 am | Reply | QuoteVancouver Vixen
On Feb 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
The colour looks beautiful on her…
hpvdating
On Feb 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
I never know that black female could be so beautiful in white dress.
ummmm… sad that so many of us are shocked to see how radiant a black female can look in white… are that few of us getting married that we have no recollection of a black woman is a white dress? yikes… and speaking of, i heart j.hud as much as the next, but the backless dress has got to go cuz the thick roll of backfat is not whats happenin’. Hold it down 4 the thicka-than-a-snickas, but do it properly j. hud.
Tiffany
On Feb 25, 2008 at 11:47 am | Reply | QuoteThis is definetly an upgrade from what she wore last year, and I always love how black woman look in white. It just makes there skin glow, however, I am still unclear as to how this dress looks from the back. From the front she looks absolutely gorgeous, but from the back she may look like “like dat” from FOL2, I know yall rememba that episode with the back out dress that had her lookn like some stuff sausages. But u still rockd it Jen!!
Chris
On Feb 25, 2008 at 12:20 pm | Reply | QuoteShe never seems to have the right support for her boobs. Don’t like it either.
queenbrooks
On Feb 25, 2008 at 12:32 pm | Reply | QuoteOkay, so I love J hud but i was not 100% feeling her in the dress. the front of it was fab, but she had back fat and rolls hanging over. I am pudgy like her and I would not wear that when you can see stuff hangin over. Perhaps more material in the back and a few less accessories would have done it.
Liz
On Feb 25, 2008 at 12:42 pm | Reply | QuoteI’m sorry but for larger women, white doesn’t look good. Try again honey.
law girl
On Feb 25, 2008 at 12:43 pm | Reply | Quotecan you say back fat!?
Shhh!
On Feb 25, 2008 at 1:08 pm | Reply | QuoteWho Cares these Holllywoods act nice but all are feelin themselves
Ms. Red
On Feb 25, 2008 at 1:43 pm | Reply | QuoteWhat was so bad about last year?
..who cares. she’s still rich. love or hate her look…. Hate = more attention = more fame = more dollars!
Jahee
On Feb 25, 2008 at 4:25 pm | Reply | Quotei think someone of her size should not wear a dress like the white one. it’s not flattering on her and emphasizes her fat.
mocha
On Feb 26, 2008 at 6:21 am | Reply | Quotei prefer this year’s look, although the dress is ill-fitting. her back is too fat for a halter and she could’ve used a tad more material in the breast area. her hair and makeup is beautiful though.
40+
On Feb 26, 2008 at 8:45 am | Reply | QuoteJennifer looks fabulous and Forest is Sexy! Yeah!
britney
On Feb 26, 2008 at 3:45 pm | Reply | QuoteTo everybody who does not like the dress… you should shut up b/c guess what, it does not matter what you think b/c she is ON the red carpet and YOU are sittin at home watchin her fab a** on tv!!! shutup!
Sabryna
On Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31 am | Reply | QuoteJennifer, girl, you need to talk to whoever styles Queen Latifah…Queen always looks nice at those award events.
Ms Tyson
On Feb 27, 2008 at 12:58 pm | Reply | QuoteCOMPARED TO LAST YEAR… THIS DRESS IS HEAVENLY. AND FOR A BBW SHE’S WEARING THE HELL OUT OF THAT DRESS!!! NOT TO MANY OF US CAN PULL THAT ONE OFF…
phatkitten
On Feb 27, 2008 at 9:46 pm | Reply | QuoteI thought she looked nice in both dresses.