The 18th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took place on April 22, 1976, in

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. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the

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in 13 categories honoring films released in 1975. '' Actas de Marusia'' was the most nominated film with twelve nominations that resulted in nine wins, including

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and

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. ''Actas de Marusia'' was selected to represent Mexico at the

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and received a nomination, which it lost to '' Dersu Uzala'' from the

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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Multiple nominations and awards

The following five films received multiple nominations: Films that received multiple awards:

References

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