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 excellence in the
Mexican film industry
Mexican cinema dates to the late nineteenth century during the rule of President Porfirio Díaz. Seeing a demonstration of short films in 1896, Díaz immediately saw the importance of documenting his presidency in order to present an ideal ...
. The purpose of the Ariel recognition is to stimulate and increase the excellence of Mexican cinema, favor the growth of the industry, and promote the meeting and strengthening of the national film community. It is regarded as the most prestigious award in the Mexican film industry and considered
Mexico's equivalent to the
Oscars
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
of the
United States
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.
History
The statuette is in the image of a man and it was designed by the
sculptor
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...
Ignacio Asúnsolo. The original statuette is currently found inside
Churubusco Studios in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
. The name "Ariel" was inspired by a series of short writings called ''
El Ariel'' by
Uruguay
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an writer
José Enrique Rodó
José Enrique Camilo Rodó Piñeyro (15 July 1871 – 1 May 1917) was a Uruguayan essayist.
He cultivated an epistolary relationship with important Hispanic thinkers of that time, Leopoldo Alas (Clarín) in Spain, José de la Riva-Agüero in ...
that inspired generations of young
Latin American
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s in the first decades of the 20th century.
Awards
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Ariel de Oro
The Golden Ariel ( es, Ariel de Oro) is an award that “symbolizes the work of excellence that a member of the film industry has achieved throughout their career and that has contributed to the development and growth of Mexican cinematography”. ...
(Golden Ariel)
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Ariel Award for Best Picture
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Ariel Award for Best Director
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Ariel Award for Best Actress
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Ariel Award for Best Actor
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Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor
The Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor (Spanish: Premio Ariel a Mejor Coactuación Masculina) is an award presented by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (AMACC) in Mexico. It is given in honor of an actor who has deliv ...
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Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress (Spanish: Premio Ariel a Mejor Coactuación Femenina) is an award presented by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (AMACC) in Mexico. It is given in honor of an actor who has deli ...
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Ariel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
The Ariel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (Spanish: Premio Ariel a Mejor Revelación Actoral) is a recent award presented by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (AMACC) in Mexico. It has been awarded since the 2019 ...
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Ariel Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Ariel Award for Best Cinematography
Ariel may refer to:
Film and television
*Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award
* ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
* ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series ...
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Ariel Award for Best Editing
Ariel may refer to:
Film and television
*Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award
* ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
* ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series ...
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Ariel Award for Best Original Score
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Ariel Award for Best Sound
Ariel may refer to:
Film and television
*Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award
* ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
* ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series ...
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Ariel Award for Best Art Design
Ariel may refer to:
Film and television
*Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award
* ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
* ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series ...
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Ariel Award for Best Costume Design
Ariel may refer to:
Film and television
*Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award
* ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
* ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series ...
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Ariel Award for Best Makeup
Ariel may refer to:
Film and television
*Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award
* ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
* ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series ...
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Ariel Award for Best Special Effects
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Ariel Award for Best First Work
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Ariel Award for Best Short Documentary
Ariel may refer to:
Film and television
*Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award
* ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
* ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series ...
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Ariel Award for Best Feature Documentary
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Ariel Award for Best Feature Animation
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Ariel Award for Best Fiction Short
Ariel may refer to:
Film and television
*Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award
* ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
* ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series ...
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Ariel Award for Best Animated Short
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Ariel Award for Best Ibero-American Film
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Ariel Award for Best Actor in a Minor Role
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Ariel Award for Best Actress in a Minor Role
Ariel may refer to:
Film and television
*Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award
* ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
* ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series ...
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Ariel Award for Best Child Performance
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Ariel Award for Best Youth Performance
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Ariel a Mejor Ambientación
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Ariel a Mejor Argumento Original (Best Original Story)
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Ariel a Mejor Cortometraje Educativo, Científico o de Divulgación Artística (Best Educational, Scientific, or Artistic Short Film)
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Ariel a Mejor Escenografía (Best Production Design)
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Ariel a Mejor Guión Adaptado (Best Adapted Screenplay)
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Ariel a Mejor Guión Cinematográfico (Best Screenplay for Cinema)
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Ariel a Mejor Música de Fondo (Best Score)
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Ariel a Mejor Mediometraje Ficción (Best Medium-Length Fiction)
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Ariel a Mejor Mediometraje Documental (Best Medium-Length Documentary)
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Ariel a Mejor Tema Musical (Best Song)
Additional awards
![Everardo_González_recibiendo_su_Premio_Ariel](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Everardo_Gonz%C3%A1lez_recibiendo_su_Premio_Ariel.jpg)
* Ariel Especial de Plata (Special Silver Ariel)
* Premio Especial (Special Ariel)
* Premio de Honor (Honorary Award)†
* Premio Medalla
Salvador Toscano
Salvador Toscano Barragán (22 March 187214 April 1947), also known as Salvador Toscano, was a director, producer and distributor of early Mexican cinema films. He was Mexico's first filmmaker.Standish, pp. 120–121Raat, p. 35, ''The fath ...
(Salvador Toscano Medal)
* Reconocimiento del Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (Special Recognition)
* Diploma de Honor (Honorary Diploma)
[Summary of Ariel Awards](_blank)
Internet Movie Database.
References
External links
Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematograficas Official Website(In Spanish)
Ariel Awards, Mexicoat
Internet Movie Database
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History of the ''Ariel'' at the
Mexican Academy of Film
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*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous peopl ...
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''El Ariel'' at
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