Mighty River (song)


"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

AwardCategoryResult
90th Academy AwardsBest Original SongNomitated
75th Golden Globe AwardsBest Original Song
18th Black Reel AwardsOutstanding Original SongWon
2017 Georgia Film Critics Association AwardsBest Original Song
8th Guild of Music Supervisors AwardsBest Song/Recording Created for a Film
2017 Hollywood Music in Media AwardsOriginal Song — Feature Film