16th Ariel Awards

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. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the Ariel Award 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 and Best Director.^[1] Two-time Ariel winner film, Calzonzin Inspector, directed by Alfonso Arau, was selected to represent Mexico at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.^[2]

DateMarch 22, 1974

Best PictureEl Principio

Most awardsEl Principio (8)

Most nominationsEl Principio (11)

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16th Ariel Awards

Date	March 22, 1974
Highlights
Best Picture	El Principio
Most awards	El Principio (8)
Most nominations	El Principio (11)
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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.^[1]

Best Picture El Principio â Estudios Churubusco Azteca "Caridad" (episode from FÃ©, Esperanza y Caridad) â Ediciones GermÃ¡n Camus El Cambio â Departamento de Actividades CinematogrÃ¡ficas	Best Director Gonzalo MartÃnez Ortega â El Principio Jorge Fons â "Caridad" (episode from FÃ©, Esperanza y Caridad) Alfredo Joskowicz â El Cambio
Best Actor Pancho CÃ³rdova â *"Caridad" (episode from FÃ©, Esperanza y Caridad)* as Jacobo Sergio JimÃ©nez â El Cambio Ignacio LÃ³pez Tarso â El Profeta MimÃ as Ãngel PeÃ±afiel / MimÃ	Best Actress Katy Jurado â *"Caridad" (episode from FÃ©, Esperanza y Caridad)* as Eulogia Ofelia Medina â El Cambio Lucha Villa â El Principio as MarÃa del Rayo
Best Supporting Actor Sergio Bustamante â El Principio as Don Pancho AndrÃ©s GarcÃa â El Principio as Luciano Alejandro Parodi â El Principio as Leobardo LÃ³pez	Best Supporting Actress Lina Montes â El Principio as DoÃ±a Cuca Carolina Barret â Calzonzin Inspector as DoÃ±a Pomposa Mercedes CarreÃ±o â Los Perros de Dios
Best Screenplay Los Perros de Dios â Josefina Vicens El Cambio â Luis CarreÃ³n and Alfredo Joskowicz El Principio â Gonzalo MartÃnez Ortega	Best Original Story El Principio â Gonzalo MartÃnez Ortega El Cambio â Leobaldo LÃ³pez Los Perros de Dios â Josefina Vicens
Best Original Score El Principio â RubÃ©n Fuentes El Cambio â Julio Estrada and Luis Celis La Muerte de Pancho Villa â JosÃ© Antonio Alcaraz	Best Cinematography Calzonzin Inspector â Jorge Stahl Jr. Arde, Baby, Arde â Alex Phillips El SeÃ±or de Osanto â Gabriel Figueroa
Best Film Editing El Principio â Carlos Savage El Cambio â RamÃ³n Aupart El Profeta MimÃ â Juan JosÃ© Marino	Best Art Direction Calzonzin Inspector â JosÃ© Luis GonzÃ¡lez de LeÃ³n
Best Set Decoration En Busca de un Muro â Enrique EstÃ©vez Calzonzin Inspector VÃctor Fosado El SeÃ±or de Osanto â Lucero Isaac	Best Documentary Short Subject No Nos MoverÃ¡n â Breni Cuenca Baja California: Paralelo 28 â Carlos Velo De Ayer y de MaÃ±ana â Ãngel Flores Marini

Multiple nominations and awards

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The following six films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Film
11	El Principio
8	El Cambio
4	Calzonzin Inspector
4	"Caridad" (episode from FÃ©, Esperanza y Caridad)
2	El SeÃ±or de Osanto
2	El Profeta MimÃ

Films that received multiple awards:

Awards	Film
8	El Principio
2	"Caridad" (episode from FÃ©, Esperanza y Caridad)
2	Calzonzin Inspector

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16th Ariel Awards

Winners and nominees

Multiple nominations and awards

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