The XLVI Award of the Premio Ariel (2004) of the

Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas The Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences ( es, Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, AMACC) is a professional honorary organization founded on July 3, 1946, in Mexico City to promote the dissemination, research, ...

took place on March 30, 2004 at the

Palacio de Bellas Artes The Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City. It has hosted notable events in music, dance, theatre, opera and literature in Mexico and has held important exhibitions of painting, sculpture and p ...

. The

Premio Ariel The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excel ...

for the best movie was awarded to '' El misterio del Trinidad''.

List of winners and nominees

Best film

Winner

'' El misterio del Trinidad'' :Producers: García Agraz & Asociados,

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía The Mexican Film Institute ( es, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, IMCINE) is an agency of the Mexican federal government, under the auspices of the Secretariat of Culture, that supports the development of national film production and the f ...

(Imcine) - Foprocine, Origen Producciones,

Videocine Videocine Entretenimiento is a Mexican film company, created and owned by TelevisaUnivision under its Televisa Cine brand. It is focused mainly on distributing and producing films for the Mexican market, while also distributing international films ...

and Resonancia Puerto Rico

Nominees

* ''

Japón ''Japón'' ( en, Japan) is a 2002 film by the Mexican director Carlos Reygadas. It was Reygadas' debut feature, which was shot on anamorphic 16-millimeter film in a 2.88:1 screen aspect ratio. Plot summary The film follows a man going through ...

'' :Producers: Mantarraya Producciones, Nodream Cinema, Carlos Serrano and Imcine - Foprocine * '' Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor'' :Producers: Roberto Fiesco Trejo, Julián Hernández, Diego Arizmendi and the Imcine

Best director

Winner

José Luis García Agraz for ''El misterio del Trinidad''

Nominees

* Carlos Reygadas for ''Japón'' * Julián Hernández for ''Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor''

Best Iberoamerican film

Winner

Los lunes al sol ''Mondays in the Sun'' ( es, Los lunes al sol, links=no) is a 2002 drama film directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, starring Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar and José Ángel Egido. The film depicts the degrading effects of unemployment on a group of m ...

'' of

Fernando León de Aranoa Fernando León de Aranoa (born 26 May 1968) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. León de Aranoa entered the film industry as a screenwriter. He made his feature film directorial debut with '' Familia'', which won him the Goya Award for ...

(

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)

Nominees

* '' Historias mínimas'' of Carlos Sorín (

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

) * '' El viaje hacia el mar'' of Guillermo Casanova (

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

)

First Work

Winner

Carlos Reygadas Castillo por ''Japón''

Nominees

* Everardo González for '' La canción del pulque'' * Julián Hernández for ''Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor ''

Best cinematography

Winner

Guillermo Granillo por '' Volverás''

Nominees

* Diego Martínez Vignatti for ''Japón'' * Marcelo Iaccarino for ''Nicotina ''

Best actress

Winner

Rosa María Bianchi Rosa María Bianchi (born February 18, 1948, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentinean-born Mexican actress. Personal life Bianchi was married with director of theater Luis de Tavira. They have two sons, José María (b. 1983) & Julián. ...

for '' Nicotina''

Nominees

* Magdalena Flores for ''Japón'' *

Carmen Madrid Carmen Madrid is a Mexican actress and writer, best known for her role Clara in the film ''Nicotina'', role for which she has nomined for the Ariel Award for Best Actress. Although she is mostly known for her roles in telenovelas. Recently she pl ...

for ''Nicotina''

Best actor

Winner

Rafael Inclán Rafael Jiménez Inclán (born February 22, 1941) is a Mexican actor. He has starred in movies (several of them of which are so-called ficheras), telenovelas (Spanish soap operas), and stage works. His career began in 1969. He is actor Alfonso ...

for ''Nicotina''

Nominees

* Eduardo Palomo for ''El misterio del Trinidad'' * Alejandro Ferretis for ''Japón ''

Best supporting actress

Winner

Clarisa Rendón for ''Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor''

Nominees

Regina Blandón Regina Blandón (born July 25, 1990) is a Mexican actress. She is known for her role as Bibi P. Luche in the sitcom, '' La familia P. Luche''. Blandón is the daughter of actor Roberto Blandón. Biography Blandón was born on July 25, 1990, a ...

for ''El misterio del Trinidad '' * Maite Embil for '' La tregua''

Best supporting actor

Winner

Daniel Giménez Cacho Daniel Giménez Cacho (born May 15, 1961) is a Spanish-born Mexican actor and Ariel award winner, best known for portraying Tito the Coroner in ''Cronos'' (1993) and ''We Are What We Are'' (2010). Career He starred in several Mexican films ...

for ''Nicotina''

Nominees

Guillermo Gil Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Ar� ...

for ''El misterio del Trinidad'' *

Tristán Ulloa Tristán Ulloa (born 6 May 1970) is a Spanish actor, writer, and director. Career He was born in Orléans and lived with his Spanish grandparents exiled in France. He spent his teenage years in Vigo, Galicia. His mother, Esther San Román, lives ...

for '' Volverás''

Best cast actress

Winner

Perla de la Rosa for ''Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor''

Nominees

* Lisa Owen for ''El misterio del Trinidad'' * María de la Luz Cendejas por '' Seis días en la oscuridad''

Best cast actor

Winner

Alejandro Parodi Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros ( Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro ( Italian), Aleksand ...

for ''El misterio del Trinidad''

Nominees

* Jorge Zárate for ''Nicotina'' * Silverio Palacios for ''Sin ton ni Sonia''

Best documentary

Winner

'' La canción del pulque'' of Everardo González

Nominees

* '' La pasión de María Elena'' of Mercedes Moncada * ''

Recuerdos ''Recuerdos'' (English: ''Memories'') is the thirteenth studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer, ...

'' of Marcela Arteaga

Best short documentary

Winner

'' Lo que quedó de Pancho'' of Amir Galván Cervera

Nominees

* '' Los murmullos'' of Gabriel Hernández Tinajero * '' XV en Zaachila'' of Rigoberto Pérezcano

Best short film

Winner

* '' Los no invitados'' of Ernesto Contreras, director

Nominees

* '' El otro sueño americano'' of Enrique Arroyo * '' La Nao de China'' of Patricia Arriaga

Best animation short

The category was considered deserted

Best original script

Winners (tie)

* Carlos Reygadas Castillo for ''Japón'' *

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for ''Nicotina''

Nominees

* José Luis García Agraz and

Carlos Cuarón Carlos José Cuarón Orozco (born 2 October 1966) is a Mexican screenwriter, film producer, and film director. He is also brother of the Academy Award-winner Alfonso Cuarón. Biography Carlos Cuarón was born in Mexico City and studied Eng ...

for ''El misterio del Trinidad'' * Julián Hernández for ''Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor''

Best Adaptation

Winner

Antonio Chavarrías Antonio Chavarrías (Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 1956) is a Spanish filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer. Some of his most recognised films are '' Childish Games'' (2012), showed at the 2012 Berlinale (2012), '' Celia's Lives'' (2006) ...

for '' Volverás''

Nominees

* Javier Valdés and Carlos Puig for '' Asesino en serio'' * Antonio Serrano for '' Lucía, Lucía''

Best Original Score

Winners

Paul van Dyk Matthias Paul (; born 16 December 1971), known professionally as Paul van Dyk () is a German DJ, record producer and musician. One of the first true renowned DJs, van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly a ...

for ''

Zurdo ''Zurdo'', is a 2003 Mexican fantasy film, fantasy adventure film, film director, directed by Carlos Salces from the same company that produced Amores Perros. Translated from Spanish language, Spanish, the title means "Lefty." Storyline The st ...

Nominees

* Mastretta for ''El misterio del Trinidad''

Best sound

Winners (tie)

* Enrique L. Rendón, Aurora Ojeda, Ernesto Gaytán, Eliseo Fernández and Basilio García Reyes for ''Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor'' * Nerio Barberis, Lena Esquenazi and Ernesto Gaytán for ''Nicotina'' * Gabriel Coll, Lena Esquenazi,

Carlos Salces Carlos Salces (born 29 February 1972 in Mexico City) is a self-made producer-writer-director-editor. His passion for films began at age 11 while working as an actor in ''Redondo'' by Raúl Busteros and began working in feature films with prominent ...

, Jaime Baksht and Ernesto Gaytán for ''Zurdo''

Nominees

Antonio Diego, Samuel Larson y Olivier Dô Huú for ''Vera''

Best art design

Eugenio Caballero Eugenio Caballero (born 1972) is a Mexican production designer. He is best known for his work on Guillermo del Toro's film ''Pan’s Labyrinth'' for which he earned an Academy Award, Ariel Award, Art Directors Guild Award, Los Angeles Film Crit ...

, María Salinas, Canek Saemich Zenzes, Bárbara Enríquez and Óscar Hernández for ''Zurdo''

Nominees

* Sandra Cabriada and

Darío Ramos Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius. Given name *Dario Allevi (born 1965), Italian politician *Dario Argento (born 1940), Italian film director * Dario Badinelli (born 1946), Italian triple jumper *Dario Bellezza (1 ...

for ''Nicotina'' * Theresa Wachter for ''Vera''

Best make-up

Winner

Elisa Martínez for ''Vera''

Nominees

* Mario Zarazúa for ''Nicotina'' * Alfredo Mora and Mario Zarazúa for ''Zurdo''

Best wardrobe

Winner

Bárbara González for ''Zurdo''

Nominees

* Malena de la Riva for ''Asesino en serio'' * Alejandra Dorantes for ''Nicotina'' * Bárbara González for ''Vera''

Best edition

Winner

Alberto de Toro for ''Nicotina''

Nominees

* Jacobo Hernández and ''Emiliano Arenales'' for ''Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor'' *

for ''Zurdo''

Best special effects

Winner

* ''

John Chadwick John Chadwick, (21 May 1920 – 24 November 1998) was an English linguist and classical scholar who was most notable for the decipherment, with Michael Ventris, of Linear B. Early life, education and wartime service John Chadwick was born ...

, Falk Büttner and Pedro González Sánchez'' for ''Vera''

Nominees

* '' Jesús Pascual, Ramón Lorenzo, Manuel Carrión and Alejandro Vázquez'' for ''El misterio del Trinidad'' * '' Daniel Cordero and Jaime Ramos'' por ''Zurdo''

Awards per movie

* ''Nicotina'' (4) :Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound * ''Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor'' (3) :Best Supporting Actress, Best Cast Actress, Best Sound *''Vera'' (3) :Best Original Score, Best Make-Up, Best Special Effects *''Zurdo'' (3) :Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Art Design * ''El misterio de la trinidad'' (2) :Best Film, Best Cast Actor * ''Japón'' (2) :Best Original Script, Best First Work *'' Volverás'' (2) :Best Adapted Script, Best Cinematography

External links

XLVI Ariel Awards (2004)
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