The 16th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the
Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took place on March 22, 1974, in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the
Ariel Award
The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excel ...
in 14 categories honoring
films released in 1973. ''
El Principio'' was the most nominated film, and also the most awarded with eight wins including a Special Award for child actor Rogelio Flores. ''El Principio'' won for
Best Picture
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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and
Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:
Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
.
Two-time Ariel winner film, ''
Calzonzin Inspector
''Calzonzin Inspector'' is a 1974 Mexican comedy film and live action comic adaptation directed and starred by Alfonso Arau. It was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accept ...
'', directed by
Alfonso Arau
Alfonso Arau Incháustegui (born 11 January 1932) is a Mexican filmmaker, actor, and singer. He worked as an actor and director in both Mexican and Hollywood productions for over 40 years, before his international breakthrough with the 1992 fil ...
, was selected to represent Mexico at the
47th Academy Awards
The 47th Academy Awards were presented Tuesday, April 8, 1975, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, honoring the best films of 1974. The ceremonies were presided over by Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis Jr. ...
, but was not nominated.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
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Multiple nominations and awards
The following six films received multiple nominations:
Films that received multiple awards:
References
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Ariel Awards ceremonies
1974 film awards
1974 in Mexico