Love You I Do
Love You I Do is a song written by Siedah Garrett and Henry Krieger for the film Dreamgirls . It was sung by Jennifer Hudson in the film . Garret and Krieger were recognized as best song for film and television at the 2008 Grammy Awards for the R&B song. The song was named best film song in both the Academy Awards in 2007 as well as the Golden Globe Awards 2007 nominated.
publication
The song is the fifth track on the Dreamgirls soundtrack , released in 2007 .
On October 1, 2011, the single reached number 80 in the British charts, but could only last a week.
background
When she was hired for the film, Jennifer Hudson was only noticed as a participant in American Idol and had the dream of becoming known as a singer. Her portrayal of Effie White not only contributed to the nomination of the song, but also to the award of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her career changed to acting as a result. The critics saw her performance with the song And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going as more impressive.
Awards
- The song won a 2008 Grammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- Love You I Do , as well as the songs Listen (sung by Beyoncé Knowles ) and Patience (sung by Eddie Murphy , Anika Noni Rose and Keith Robinson ) from the film Dreamgirls 2007 was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Song . The award went to Melissa Etheridge's song I Need to Wake Up in An Inconvenient Truth . It was the last year that it was possible for three songs from the same film to be nominated. The rules were changed for 2008 and limited to a maximum of two songs per film.
- In the 11th Satellite Awards 2006 was Love You I Do as Best Original Song nomination.
- Also at the 11th OFTA Awards (2006) Love You I Do was nominated as Best Original Song together with Listen and Patience . The OFTA Award went to lists .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Review of the BBC's soundtrack .
- ↑ Official single charts for October 1st, 2011 .
- ↑ Ben Sisario, And She Is Telling You She Is Just Getting Started , The New York Times, September 26, 2008.,
- ↑ Jennifer Hudson delivered a showstopper in her Dreamgirls audition , EW.com on October 9, 2017.
- ^ Three-Part Heartbreak in Motown , The New York Times, December 15, 2006.
- ^ Grammy 2008 Winners List , MTV February 10, 2008.
- ↑ Oscars 2007: full list of winners and nominees , The Guardian, February 26, 2007.
- ^ Academy changes rules for Oscar best song gong , The Guardian, June 20, 2008.
- ↑ 11th Satellite Awards 2006 on IMDb .
- ↑ 11. OFTA nominees and winners.