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Best Supporting Actress

This is a list of awards for supporting actor. These are accolades given by a group of film or television professionals in recognition of the work of supporting and character actors.

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Jurors say Hudson's stardom no factor in convicting ex-in-law for killing mom, brother, nephew

Jurors shrugged off Jennifer Hudson's star status and insisted it played no role in their decision to convict her former brother-in-law for slaying the Oscar winner's mother, brother and nephew — a verdict that means the 31-year-old Chicago man will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.

"This wasn't about her," juror Jacinta Gholston told reporters Friday evening. "It was a case about William Balfour."Balfour, a former gang member, was convicted on three counts of first-degree murder. He faces a mandatory life prison sentence. Illinois no longer has a death penalty.Just an hour before their verdict, the jury of 12 sent a note to the judge saying three panelists still weren't convinced of Balfour's guilt. Prosecutors said Balfour shot dead Hudson's family members in an act of spite after his estranged wife at the time, Hudson's sister, Julia Hudson, refused to reconcile.As the verdict was read, Jennifer Hudson, sitting on a fourth-row bench, bit her lip, tears streaming down her...

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