The 15th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the
Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took place on May 20, 1973, in
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the
Ariel Award
The Ariel Award () is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award reco ...
in 14 categories honoring
films released in 1972. ''
El Castillo de la Pureza
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'' and ''
Mecánica Nacional'' were the most nominated films, and also the most awarded with five wins each, including a tie for
Best Picture
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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, with ''
Reed, México Insurgente''.
Canadian-Mexican cinematographer
Alex Phillips received the
Golden Ariel
The Golden Ariel () is an award that “symbolizes the work of excellence that a member of the film industry has achieved throughout their career and that has contributed to the development and growth of Mexican cinematography”. The Golden Ariel ...
for his artistic career.
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Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.[
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References
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Ariel Awards ceremonies
1973 film awards
1973 in Mexico