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Byron Howard

Directing

Born December 26, 1968 · Misawa, Japan

Also known as 바이론 하워드

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Biography

Byron P. Howard (born December 26, 1968) is an American animator, character designer, story artist, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as one of the directors of the Walt Disney Animation Studios films Bolt (2008), Tangled (2010), Zootopia (2016), Encanto (2021), and Zootopia 2 (2025). He is the first LGBT director to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature twice for his work on Zootopia and Encanto. Description above from the Wikipedia article Byron Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2022
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2017
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2022 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2017 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2009 · nominated
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  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · nominated

Filmography15 titles

Zootopia

2016as Bucky Oryx-Antlerson (voice)

Zootopia 2

2025as Berthold Hufschmerz / Bucky / Joel (voice)

Encanto

2021Director, Story

Tangled

2010as Guard 2 / Thug 2 (voice)

Lilo & Stitch

2002Character Designer

Brother Bear

2003Supervising Animator

LEGO Disney Princess: Villains Unite

2025Creator

Frozen II

2019Executive Producer

Zootopia+

2022as Bucky Oryx-Antlerson (voice)

Imagining Zootopia

2016as Self

Tangled Ever After

2012as Lantern Wrangler / Chef (voice)

Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl

2022Executive Producer

Iwájú

2024Executive Producer

Bolt

2008Director

Super Rhino

2009Executive Producer