Directing · Writing · age 58

Byron Howard

Best rated: Zootopia (8.0)

Films: 5
Avg rating: 7.40
Peak run: 2008’25
7+ run: 4 films

Films: 5
Avg rating: 7.40
Peak run: 2008’25
7+ run: 4 films

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The career

Byron Howard, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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20085 films2025

Current formLast 5: 7.40 vs career 7.40 (0.00)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Byron by the numbers

Average

7.40

5 rated films

Vote weighted

7.41

bigger films count more

Median

7.3

half are better

Consistency

±0.46

rating spread

Career

18y

2008 to 2025

Total votes

1.92M

across every film

Best

8.0

Zootopia

Worst

6.8

Bolt

Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography

2025	Zootopia 2	7.3	157K
2021	Encanto	7.2	302K
2016	Zootopia	8.0	651K
2010	Tangled	7.7	555K
2008	Bolt	6.8	252K

Better together?

Byron Howard's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Byron Howard

4 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

Best Animated Feature · Academy Awards 2026
Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Yvett Merino
Nominated
Best Animated Feature · Academy Awards 2022
Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer
Won
Best Animated Feature · Academy Awards 2017
Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer
Won
Best Animated Feature · Academy Awards 2009
Chris Williams and Byron Howard
Nominated

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