Don Mischer has been bestowed with an impressive array of accolades, including fifteen Emmy Awards, a record ten Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, two NAACP Image Awards, a Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting, and the 2012 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television from the Producers Guild of America, as well as the 2019 Director's Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award for Television.
As a producer and director, his extensive credits include producing and directing some of the most iconic and high-profile events in the world, such as The Oscars, We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, the Kennedy Center Honors, the 100th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall, Motown 25, the Super Bowl Halftime Shows featuring legendary performers like Michael Jackson, Prince, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, and Bruce Springsteen, as well as the Democratic National Convention and the Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics.
Mischer has also had the privilege of producing specials with an impressive roster of talented artists, including Beyoncé, Bono, Prince, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Garth Brooks, Mary J. Blige, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, Barbra Streisand, Cher, Yo Yo Ma, and Morgan Freeman, among many others.
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the industry, Mischer has received the Governors Award from the National Association of Choreographers and is a member of the Event Industry Hall of Fame, the Producers Guild of America, the Directors Guild of America, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, where he has served two terms on the Board of Governors. As a member of the Directors Guild of America, he has served three terms on the National Board and was honored with the DGA's Lifetime Achievement Award for Television in 2019, only the fourth such award ever given for television.
Mischer's impressive career was further recognized when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 11, 2014.
