| Number: | 17 |
| Award: | Ariel Awards |
| Best Picture: | La Choca and La Otra Virginidad |
| Most Wins: | La Choca (6) |
| Most Nominations: | La Choca, La Otra Virginidad, and Presagio (7) |
| Last: | 16th |
| Next: | 18th |
The 17th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took place in 1975, in Mexico City. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the Ariel Award in 13 categories honoring films released in 1974. La Choca, La Otra Virginidad, and Presagio were the most nominated films, and La Choca and La Otra Virginidad tied for Best Picture.[1] Emilio "El Indio" Fernández won for Best Director for La Choca, it was his fourth win in the category, becoming the most awarded director in the category; he held the record for 35 years, until Carlos Carrera tied with four wins in 2010 with the film Backyard: El Traspatio.[2] La Choca was the most awarded film with six accolades; La venida del Rey Olmos and Presagio followed with two wins each.[1]
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.[1]
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The following six films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Film | |
|---|---|---|
| scope=row rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 7 | La Choca |
| La Otra Virginidad | ||
| Presagio | ||
| scope=row rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 5 | La venida del Rey Olmos |
| scope=row rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 2 | Meridiano 100 |
| Rapiña | ||
| Awards | Film | |
|---|---|---|
| scope=row rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 6 | La Choca |
| scope=row rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 2 | La venida del Rey Olmos |
| Presagio | ||