Question Having recently seen Dreamgirls and having been blown away by Jennifer Hudsons performance as Effie I was surprised that the recent awards nominations have recognized her in the supporting category rather than the lead category I felt she was more of the lead than Beyonc was as Deena This reminded me of the Oscar nominations for All About Eve when Anne Baxter refused to be in the supporting category and was nominated as lead actress along with Bette Davis Had Jennifer Hudson andor her people pushed for the lead category would the nominations have turned out differently TVAddictFlickChick Whether an actor or actress is considered for a supporting or lead nomination is determined by a films producers they submit performers for Academy Award consideration in specific categories It has been suggested that there would be more integrity if the nominating branch of the Academy decided categories because that would take studio politicking outread more
