"Mighty River" is a 2017 song performed by Mary J. Blige. It is co-written by Blige, Taura Stinson and Raphael Saadiq, who also served as a producer and composer along with Taura Stinson. The song was released as a lead single from the soundtrack album of 2017 film Mudbound. "Mighty River" received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Song, making Blige the first person to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting and songwriting in the same year.
Accolades
Award Category Result 90th Academy Awards Best Original Song 75th Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song 18th Black Reel Awards Outstanding Original Song 2017 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Best Original Song 8th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Best Song/Recording Created for a Film 2017 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Original Song — Feature Film
References
External links
Mighty River at Oscars.org
"Mighty River" lyrics at Genius