The 38th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took place on July 22, 1996, in

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. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the

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in 25 categories honoring films released in 1995. ''

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'' received four awards out of 14 nominations, including

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and

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for

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. ''

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'' was the most awarded film with six awards; ''La Línea Paterna'' and '' Sobrenatural'' with three; ''Dulces Compañías'', ''El Anzuelo'' and ''Mujeres Insumisas'' with two; and ''

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'', ''Domingo Siete'', ''De Tripas, Corazón'', and ''El Abuelo Cheno y Otras Historias'' with one.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Special awards

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–

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*Special Silver Ariel – Jorge Stahl Jr. and Luis Aguilar *Salvador Toscano Medal –

Emilio García Riera Emilio García Riera (born 17 November 1931 in Ibiza, Spain – died on 11 October 2002 in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico) was a Spanish-born Mexican actor, writer and cinema critic. He has written exhaustively on Mexican cinema of 1929 and 1976, leav ...

*Special recognition –

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*Honorary diploma – Cineteca Nacional, Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria Cinematográfica (Sección 49), and Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (Sección de Técnicos y Manuales)

Multiple nominations and awards

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

References

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