18th Ariel Awards explained

Number:18
Award:Ariel Awards
Date:April 22, 1976
Best Picture:Actas de Marusia
Most Wins:Actas de Marusia (9)
Most Nominations:Actas de Marusia (12)
Last:17th
Next:19th

The 18th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took place on April 22, 1976, in Mexico City. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the Ariel Award in 13 categories honoring films released in 1975. Actas de Marusia was the most nominated film with twelve nominations that resulted in nine wins, including Best Picture and Best Director.[1] Actas de Marusia was selected to represent Mexico at the 48th Academy Awards and received a nomination, which it lost to Dersu Uzala from the Soviet Union.[2]

Winners and nominees

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

  • Rocío Brambila – De Todos Modos Juan Te Llamas
  • Coronación – Julio Alejandro
    • Actas de Marusia – Raúl Serrano
    • De Todos Modos Juan Te Llamas – Marcela Fernández Violante
  • Tiempo de Correr – Arturo Ripstein
    • IV Maratón Náutico del Río Balsas – Demetrio Bilbatúa Rodríguez
    • Todos Son Mexicanos – Alberto Bojórquez and Óscar Menéndez

Multiple nominations and awards

The following five films received multiple nominations:

NominationsFilm
scope=row rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" 12Actas de Marusia
scope=row rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" 10De Todos Modos Juan Te Llamas
scope=row rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" 6Canoa
scope=row rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" 3Coronación
scope=row rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" 2El Hombre del Puente
Films that received multiple awards:
AwardsFilm
scope=row rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" 9Actas de Marusia
scope=row rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" 2De Todos Modos Juan Te Llamas

Notes and References

  1. News: XVIII 1976 — Ganadores y nominados. 1976. March 22, 2016. Asociación Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. Spanish. June 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160616190010/http://v1.academiamexicanadecine.org.mx/ver_ariel.asp?anio=XVIII+1976&tipo=anio. dead.
  2. News: The 48th Academy Awards. 1976. March 22, 2016. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.