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Ariel Award for Best Director

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The Ariel Award for Best Director (Premio Ariel a la Mejor Dirección, officially known as the Ariel Award for Best Directing) is an award presented by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (AMACC) in Mexico. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the Mexican film industry. In 1947, the 1st and 2nd Ariel Awards were held, with Roberto Gavaldón and Emilio "El Indio" Fernández winning for the films La Barraca and Enamorada, respectively. With the exception of the years 1959 to 1971, when the Ariel Awards were suspended, the award has been given annually.[1] Nominees and winners are determined by a committee formed every year consisting of academy members (active and honorary), previous winners and individuals with at least two Ariel nominations; the committee members submit their votes through the official AMACC website.[2]

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In 1953, filmmakers Luis Buñuel, Alfredo B. Crevenna and Gavaldón were nominated, but no winner was declared.[3] Carlos Carrera and Fernández hold the record for most wins in the category, with four each.[3] Carerra's El Crimen del Padre Amaro was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2003.[4] Since 1976, Felipe Cazals has been nominated at least once every decade, winning three times for El Año de la Peste (1980), Bajo la metralla (1984), and Las Vueltas del Citrillo (2006).[3] Buñuel and Amat Escalante won the Ariel for Best Director and the same award at the Cannes Film Festival for Los Olvidados and Heli, respectively.[5] Alfonso Cuarón won the Ariel and the Academy Award for Best Direction, Cuarón is the first one to win both accolades for the same film. Since its inception, the award has been given to 41 directors. As of the 2025 ceremony, Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez, are the most recent winners in this category for their work on Sujo and also the first directing-team to win and Valadez the first woman to receive the award twice.

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Winners and nominees

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Spanish director Luis Buñuel won twice, for Los Olvidados (1951) and Robinson Crusoe (1956).
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Arturo Ripstein has received the award twice for Cadena Perpetua (1979) and El Imperio de la Fortuna (1987).
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Felipe Cazals won three times, for El Año de la Peste (1980), Bajo la metralla (1984) and Las Vueltas del Citrillo (2006).
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Carlos Carrera has won four times, and is tied with Emilio "El Indio" Fernández for the most wins in the category.
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Jaime Humberto Hermosillo has been nominated five times, winning twice for La Pasión Según Berenice (1977) and Naufragio (1978).
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Miguel Littín won for Actas de Marusia (1976).
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Mexican director Guillermo del Toro has won twice, for the films Cronos (1993) and El Laberinto del Fauno (2007).
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Alberto Isaac won for Mariana, Mariana (1988).
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Mexican actor and director Alfonso Arau was nominated twice and won once in 1992 for Como Agua Para Chocolate.
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Rafael Montero won for Cilantro y Perejil (1997).
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Alejandro G. Iñárritu won this award twice for Amores Perros (2001) and Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (2023).
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Fernando Eimbcke received the award twice, for the films Temporada de Patos (2005) and Lake Tahoe (2009).
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Carlos Reygadas received the award for Luz Silenciosa in 2008.
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Rodrigo Plá has been nominated twice, winning for La Demora in 2013.
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Amat Escalante received the award twice for Heli and La Región Salvaje.
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David Pablos won the award for Las Elegidas in 2016.
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Lila Avilés won the award for Tótem in 2024.
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Multiple wins and nominations

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See also

Notes

  1. In 1953, no winner was declared. Luis Buñuel, Alfredo B. Crevenna and Roberto Gavaldón remained as nominees.[3]

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