16th Ariel Awards

16th Ariel Awards
Date	March 22, 1974
Highlights
Best Picture	El Principio
Most awards	El Principio (8)
Most nominations	El Principio (11)

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

The following six films received multiple nominations:

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

Films that received multiple awards:

Awards	Film
8	El Principio
2	"Caridad" (episode from Fé, Esperanza y Caridad)
	Calzonzin Inspector