The Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress (Spanish: Premio Ariel a Mejor Coactuación Femenina) is an award presented by the

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(AMACC) in Mexico. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the Mexican

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. In 1947, the 1st and 2nd Ariel Awards were held, with

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winning in both ceremonies for the films ''Un Beso en la Noche'' and '' Vértigo'', respectively. With the exception of the years 1959 to 1971, when the Ariel Awards were suspended, the award has been given annually. Nominees and winners are determined by a committee formed every year consisting of academy members (active and honorary), previous winners and individuals with at least two Ariel nominations; the committee members submit their votes through the official AMACC website. Since its inception, the award has been given to 52 actresses.

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and

Isela Vega Isela Vega Durazo (5 November 1939 – 9 March 2021) was a Mexican actress,Televisa ...

had received the most awards in this category with three Ariels each.

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, Angelina Peláez, and Eileen Yáñez have been awarded twice; Jurado was also the first Mexican actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film ''

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'' (1954). Murguía is the most nominated performer, with eight nominations, followed by Aragón with six. In 2019,

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became the first performer to be nominated twice the same year, with their supporting roles in the films ''El Club de los Insomnes'' and ''

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''. '' Noche de Fuego'' (2021) is the first film to feature three nominated performances for supporting actress: Mayra Batalla, Norma Pablo, and Eileen Yáñez with Batalla winning the award. Twenty one films have featured two nominated performances for Best Supporting Actress, '' Una Familia de Tantas'' (Eugenia Galindo and

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), ''Fin de Fiesta'' (

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and

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), ''

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'' (Silvia Mariscal and

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), ''Las Poquianchis'' (

and

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), '' El Lugar Sin Límites'' (Ana Martín and

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), ''Que Viva Tepito'' (

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and Rebeca Silva), ''Vidas Errantes'' (Eugenia D'Silva and Josefina González de la Riva), ''

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'' (Murguía and Dunia Zaldívar), '' Como Agua Para Chocolate'' (Pilar Aranda and Claudette Maillé), ''Novia Que Te Vea'' (

and Verónica Langer), ''Dos Crimenes'' (Leticia Huijara and

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), ''Mujeres Insumisas'' (Regina Orozco and Lourdes Elizarrarás), ''

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'' (

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and

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, ''Por Si No Te Vuelvo a Ver'' (

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and Angelina Peláez), ''Un Embrujo'' (Luisa Huertas and

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), ''Mezcal'' (Aída López and Sérbulo), ''

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'' (

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and

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), ''

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'' (Langer and Peláez), ''Las Oscuras Primaveras'' (Margarita Sanz and

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), ''Las Niñas Bien'' (Cassandra Ciangherotti and

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), ''

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'' (Sanz and Carolina Politti); Roth, Helena Rojo, Reyes Spíndola, María Rojo, Villa, Murguía, Maillé, Aragón, Isabel, Egurrola, Vega, and Peláez won the award. As of the 2022 ceremony, Mayra Batalla is the most recent winner in this category for her role in ''Noche de Fuego''.

Winners and nominees

Columba Domínguez in L'edera (1950) (cropped)

Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals have received multiple Best Supporting Actress awards: The following actresses received three or more Best Supporting Actress nominations:

References

{{Ariel Awards Ariel Awards Film awards for supporting actress

Winners and nominees

Multiple wins and nominations

See also

References