16th Ariel Awards
# 16th Ariel Awards

The 16th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took place on March 22, 1974, in Mexico City. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the Ariel Award in 14 categories honoring films released in 1973. El Principio was the most nominated film, and also the most awarded with eight wins including a Special Award for child actor Rogelio Flores. El Principio won for Best Picture and Best Director. Two-time Ariel winner film, Calzonzin Inspector, directed by Alfonso Arau, was selected to represent Mexico at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

| Best Picture El Principio – Estudios Churubusco Azteca "Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad) – Ediciones Germán Camus El Cambio – Departamento de Actividades Cinematográficas | Best Director Gonzalo Martínez Ortega – El Principio Jorge Fons – "Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad) Alfredo Joskowicz – El Cambio |
| - | - |
| Best Actor Pancho Córdova – "Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad) as Jacobo Sergio Jiménez – El Cambio Ignacio López Tarso – El Profeta Mimí as Ángel Peñafiel / Mimí | Best Actress Katy Jurado – "Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad) as Eulogia Ofelia Medina – El Cambio Lucha Villa – El Principio as María del Rayo |
| Best Supporting Actor Sergio Bustamante – El Principio as Don Pancho Andrés García – El Principio as Luciano Alejandro Parodi – El Principio as Leobardo López | Best Supporting Actress Lina Montes – El Principio as Doña Cuca Carolina Barret – Calzonzin Inspector as Doña Pomposa Mercedes Carreño – Los Perros de Dios |
| Best Screenplay Los Perros de Dios – Josefina Vicens El Cambio – Luis Carreón and Alfredo Joskowicz El Principio – Gonzalo Martínez Ortega | Best Original Story El Principio – Gonzalo Martínez Ortega El Cambio – Leobaldo López Los Perros de Dios – Josefina Vicens |
| Best Original Score El Principio – Rubén Fuentes El Cambio – Julio Estrada and Luis Celis La Muerte de Pancho Villa – José Antonio Alcaraz | Best Cinematography Calzonzin Inspector – Jorge Stahl Jr. Arde, Baby, Arde – Alex Phillips El Señor de Osanto – Gabriel Figueroa |
| Best Film Editing El Principio – Carlos Savage El Cambio – Ramón Aupart El Profeta Mimí – Juan José Marino | Best Art Direction Calzonzin Inspector – José Luis González de León |
| Best Set Decoration En Busca de un Muro – Enrique Estévez Calzonzin Inspector Víctor Fosado El Señor de Osanto – Lucero Isaac | Best Documentary Short Subject No Nos Moverán – Breni Cuenca Baja California: Paralelo 28 – Carlos Velo De Ayer y de Mañana – Ángel Flores Marini |

## Multiple nominations and awards

| Nominations | Film |
| - | - |
| 11 | El Principio |
| 8 | El Cambio |
| 4 | Calzonzin Inspector |
| 4 | "Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad) |
| 2 | El Señor de Osanto |
| 2 | El Profeta Mimí |
| Awards | Film |
| 8 | El Principio |
| 2 | "Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad) |
| 2 | Calzonzin Inspector |
