16th Ariel Awards explained

Number:	16
Award:	Ariel Awards
Date:	March 22, 1974
Best Picture:	El Principio
Most Wins:	El Principio (8)
Most Nominations:	El Principio (11)
Last:	15th
Next:	17th

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]

Winners and nominees

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

*El Principio* – Estudios Churubusco Azteca "Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad) – Ediciones Germán Camus El Cambio – Departamento de Actividades Cinematográficas	Gonzalo Martínez Ortega – *El Principio* Jorge Fons – "Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad) Alfredo Joskowicz – El Cambio
Pancho Córdova – *"Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad)* as Jacobo Sergio Jiménez – El Cambio Ignacio López Tarso – El Profeta Mimí as Ángel Peñafiel / Mimí	Katy Jurado – *"Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad)* as Eulogia Ofelia Medina – El Cambio Lucha Villa – El Principio as María del Rayo
Sergio Bustamante – *El Principio* as Don Pancho Andrés García – El Principio as Luciano Alejandro Parodi – El Principio as Leobardo López	Lina Montes – *El Principio* as Doña Cuca Carolina Barret – Calzonzin Inspector as Doña Pomposa Mercedes Carreño – Los Perros de Dios
Los Perros de Dios – Josefina Vicens El Cambio – Luis Carreón and Alfredo Joskowicz El Principio – Gonzalo Martínez Ortega	El Principio – Gonzalo Martínez Ortega El Cambio – Leobaldo López Los Perros de Dios – Josefina Vicens
El Principio – Rubén Fuentes El Cambio – Julio Estrada and Luis Celis La Muerte de Pancho Villa – José Antonio Alcaraz	Calzonzin Inspector – Jorge Stahl Jr. Arde, Baby, Arde – Alex Phillips El Señor de Osanto – Gabriel Figueroa
El Principio – Carlos Savage El Cambio – Ramón Aupart El Profeta Mimí – Juan José Marino	Calzonzin Inspector – José Luis González de León
En Busca de un Muro – Enrique Estévez Calzonzin Inspector Víctor Fosado El Señor de Osanto – Lucero Isaac	No Nos Moverán – Breni Cuenca Baja California: Paralelo 28 – Carlos Velo De Ayer y de Mañana – Ángel Flores Marini

Multiple nominations and awards

The following six films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Film
scope=row rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"	11	El Principio
scope=row rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"	8	El Cambio
scope=row rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"	4	Calzonzin Inspector
"Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad)
scope=row rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"	2	El Señor de Osanto
El Profeta Mimí

Films that received multiple awards:

Awards	Film
scope=row rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"	8	El Principio
scope=row rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"	2	"Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad)
Calzonzin Inspector

Notes and References

News: XVI 1974 — Ganadores y nominados. 1974. March 15, 2016. Asociación Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. Spanish. June 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160616181345/http://v1.academiamexicanadecine.org.mx/ver_ariel.asp?anio=XVI+1974&tipo=anio. dead.
News: The 47th Academy Awards. 1975. March 20, 2016. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.