We study the field (H) and temperature ($T$) dependence of the critical current density (${J}_{c}$) and irreversibility field (${H}_{\mathrm{irr}}$) at different field orientations in ${\mathrm{Y}}_{0.77}$Gd${}_{0.23}$Ba${}_{2}$Cu${}_{3}$O${}_{y}$ with randomly distributed BaZrO${}_{3}$ nanoparticles (YGdBCO$+$BZO) and YBa${}_{2}$Cu${}_{3}$O${}_{y}$ (YBCO) films. Both MOD films have large RE${}_{2}$Cu${}_{2}$O${}_{5}$ (225) nanoparticles (\ensuremath{\sim}80 nm in diameter) and a high density of twin boundaries (TB). In addition, YGdBCO$+$BZO films have a high density of BZO nanoparticles (\ensuremath{\sim}25 nm in diameter). At high temperatures ($T$ g 40 K), the superconducting properties, such as ${J}_{c}$, ${H}_{\mathrm{irr}}$, and flux creep rates, are greatly affected by the BZO nanoparticles, while at low temperatures the superconducting properties of both the YBCO and YGdBCO$+$BZO films show similar field and temperature dependencies. In particular, while the ${J}_{c}$ of YBCO films follow a power-law dependence ($\ensuremath{\propto}{H}^{\ensuremath{-}\ensuremath{\alpha}}$) at all measured $T$, this dependence is only followed at low $T$ for YGdBCO$+$BZO films. As a function of $T$, the YGdBCO$+$BZO film shows ${J}_{c}(T,0.01T)~[1\ensuremath{-}(T/{T}_{c}){}^{2}]{}^{n}$ with $n$ \ensuremath{\sim} 1.24 \ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{} 0.05, which points to ``$\ensuremath{\delta}{T}_{c}$ pinning.'' We analyze the role of different types of defects in the different temperature regimes and find that the strong pinning of the BZO nanoparticles yields a higher ${H}_{\mathrm{irr}}$ and improved ${J}_{c}$ along the $c$ axis and at intermediate orientations at high $T$. The mixed pinning landscapes due to the presence of disorder of various dimensionalities have an important role in the improvement of in-field properties.