Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which former American Idol contestant has won both an Oscar and a Grammy?"
Jennifer Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of American Idol, coming in seventh place. As an actress, she made her film debut portraying Effie White in Dreamgirls, for which she gained worldwide acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. As a singer, Hudson won a Grammy Award for her debut album, Jennifer Hudson, released in 2008. Hudson received her second Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2017 as a cast member in The Color Purple.