66th Ariel Awards


The 66th Ariel Awards ceremony, presented by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences, took place at the Teatro Degollado in Guadalajara, Jalisco on 7 September 2024. The ceremony was broadcast live on TNT América Latina, Canal 11, Jalisco TV, Canal 22 and, for the first time, through the streaming platform Max.
The 186 nominations, divided into 24 categories, were announced on 19 June 2024, by actresses Arcelia Ramírez and Fiona Palomo. Of the nominated films, 17 had received public support in their production and distribution from organizations such as EFICINE, FOCINE, ECAMC, FONCA and IMCINE. Lila Avilés' second film, Tótem, led with 15 nominations, followed by David Zonana's Heroic and Elisa Miller's Hurricane Season with 11. Tótem went on to win five awards, more than any other film in the ceremony, including Best Picture. For this edition, the Golden Ariel was awarded to production designer Brigitte Broch, filmmaker and screenwriter Busi Cortés as well as actress and singer Angélica María.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

  • Lila AvilésTótem
  • * Rodrigo GarcíaFamilia
  • * Tatiana HuezoThe Echo
  • * Elisa MillerHurricane Season
  • * David ZonanaHeroic
  • Adriana Llabrés – All the Silence
  • * Adriana BarrazaWhere the Tracks End
  • * Cassandra CiangherottiFamilia
  • * Ilse SalasFamilia
  • * Mónica Huarte – Like or Die
  • Noé HernándezKokoloko
  • * Daniel Giménez CachoFamilia
  • * Harold TorresDisappear Completely
  • * Pablo de Tavira Egurrola – Human Resources
  • * Juan Daniel García TreviñoLost in the Night
  • Montserrat MarañónTótem
  • Ludwika PaletaAll the Silence
  • * Myriam Bravo – Valentina or the Serenity
  • * Marisol Gasé – Tótem
  • * Teresa Sánchez – Tótem
  • Fernando Cuautle – Heroic
  • * Juan Manuel BernalConfesiones
  • * Humberto BustoMartínez
  • * Julio César Cedillo – Upon Open Sky
  • * Mateo García ElizondoTótem
  • Naíma Sentíes – Tótem
  • * Danae Ahuja Aparicio – Valentina or the Serenity
  • * Ikal Paredes – Where the Tracks End
  • * Rocío de la Mañana – Adolfo
  • * Santiago Sandaval Carvajal – Heroic
  • * Saori Gurza – Tótem
  • Lila AvilésTótem
  • * Ángeles CruzValentina or the Serenity
  • * David ZonanaHeroic
  • * Guillermo ArriagaUpon Open Sky
  • * Lucía Carreras – All the Silence
  • Elisa Miller and Daniela Gómez – Hurricane Season
  • * Fernando Frías de la Parra and María Camila Arias – I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me
  • * Hugo Hiriart and Guita Schyfter – The Eagle and the Worm
  • * Javier Peñalosa – Where the Tracks End
  • * Jesús Magaña Vázquez, Fernando del Razo and Antonio OrtuñoHuman Resources
  • Ernesto PardoThe Echo
  • * Carolina Costa – Heroic
  • * Damián García – I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me
  • * Diego Tenorio – Tótem
  • * Glauco Bermúdez – Disappear Completely
  • * María José Secco – Hurricane Season
  • Leonardo Heiblum and Jacobo Lieberman – The Echo
  • * Alejandro OtaolaDisappear Completely
  • * Andrés Sánchez Maher, Keit Javier Reyes Osorio "Konk Reyes" and Adan Samuel Romero Ramiréz "Haxah" – A Wolfpack Called Ernesto
  • * Héctor Ruiz – Hurricane Season
  • * Ludovico EinaudiUpon Open Sky
  • * Zulu González and Estéban Aldrete – Have a Nice Day!
  • Gabriela Fernández – Heroic
  • * Jimena Fernández and Nora Solís – Tótem
  • * Laura García de la Mora – Where the Tracks End
  • * Mariestela Fernández – Familia
  • * Úrsula Schneider – Hurricane Season
  • Ivonne Fuentes – Heroic
  • * Alisarine Ducolomb – Disappear Completely
  • * Antonio Muñohierro – Where the Tracks End
  • * Carlos Y. Jacques – Hurricane Season
  • * Nohemí González – Tótem
  • Gustavo Bellón, Thomas Boda, René Allegretti Zambrano, Jesús Corrales Clark, Jorge Palma and Javier Velázquez Dorantes – Disappear Completely
  • * Mario Raúl Villegas Rojano, Pablo Ángeles Zuman – Teques Chainsaw Massacre
  • * Nicolás González, Ignacio Pol, Pablo Accamee, Enrique Cantú Garza V and Fernando Campos – Human Resources
  • * Peter Hjorth, Roberto Galindo Rivera and Mikael Windelin – Lost in the Night
  • * Víctor Valencia – Hurricane Season
  • Alejandra Velarde – Hurricane Season
  • * Adam Zoller Duplan – Disappear Completely
  • * Gerardo Muñoz – Teques Chainsaw Massacre
  • * Tania Aguilera – Heroic
  • * Vanessa Coty – Tótem
  • Miguel Hernández, Mario Martínez Cobos and Liliana Villaseñor – All the Silence
  • * Carlos E. García, Raúl Locatelli and Michel Schöpping – Lost in the Night
  • * José Miguel Enríquez, António Pórem Pires and Federico González Jordán – Disappear Completely
  • * Lena Esquenazi, Martin de Torcy, Jaime Baksht and Michelle Couttolenc – The Echo
  • * Raúl Locatelli and Erik Clauss – Heroic
  • * Rune Palving, Daniel Rojo Solís and Guido Berenblum – Tótem
  • * Sergio Díaz, Pablo Tamez Sierra and Carlos Cortés NavarreteHurricane Season
  • Goyo Vega, Adam Zoller Duplán and Rocío Espinosa Valdés – Disappear Completely
  • * Gerardo Muñoz – Teques Chainsaw Massacre
  • * José Martínez – All the Fires
  • * José Martínez – Where the Tracks End
  • * Lanfranco Buratini, Esteban Parodi, Nico Crespo and Jano Ubierna – Human Resources
  • All the Silence – Diego del Río
  • * Adolfo – Sofía Auza
  • * Daughter of Rage – Laura Baumeister
  • * Martínez – Lorena Padilla
  • * Upon Open Sky – Mariana Arriaga and Santiago Arriaga
  • The EchoTatiana Huezo
  • * The Darkness Within La Luz del Mundo – Carlos Pérez Osorio
  • * The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas MurdersMaría José Cuevas
  • * M20 Matamoros Ejido 20 – Leonor Maldonado García
  • * A Wolfpack Called ErnestoEverardo González
  • Paulina del Paso and Miguel Schverdfinger – Hurricane Season
  • * Lucrecia Gutiérrez and Tatiana HuezoThe Echo
  • * Omar Guzmán – Tótem
  • * Óscar Figueroa Jara – Heroic
  • * Yibrán Asuad – Familia
  • Norte – Natalia Bermúdez‡
  • * CharrascasCarlos Hernández Vázquez
  • * Huachinango rojo – Cinthya Lizbeth Toledo Cabrera
  • * KeMonito: La última caída – Teresa de Miguel Escribano
  • * Yaxche'oobPablo Cruz Villalba
  • Humo – Rita Basulto
  • * Camille – Denise Raquel Roldán Alcalá
  • * La canción del lago – Carlos Alberto Sallas Becerra and Beatriz Ariana Navarrete Ledesma
  • * Emme y sus días mutantes – Diego Acevedo
  • * Nube – Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada and Christian Arredondo Narváez
  • * La vieja y el cuerpo – María Lucía Bayardo Dodge
  • Society of the SnowJ. A. Bayona
  • * Behind the MistSebastián Cordero
  • * La hembritaLaura Amelia Guzmán
  • * PuanMaría Alché and Benjamín Naishtat
  • * The SettlersFelipe Gálvez
  • Apnea – Natalia Bermúdez
  • * Ángel – Hoze Meléndez
  • * Chica de fábrica – Selma Cervantes
  • * El color de la habitación – Iván Löwenberg
  • * Patrona – Fanie Soto
  • Brigitte Broch
  • Busi Cortés
  • Angélica María
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    Films with multiple nominations

    The following films received multiple nominations:
    NominationsFilms
    15Tótem
    11Heroic
    11Hurricane Season
    8Disappear Completely
    7The Echo
    6All the Silence
    6Familia
    6Where the Tracks End
    4Upon Open Sky
    4Human Resources
    3Lost in the Night
    3Martínez
    3Teques Chainsaw Massacre
    3Valentina or the Serenity
    2Adolfo
    2A Wolfpack Called Ernesto
    2I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me

    Films with multiple wins

    The following films received multiple wins:
    WinsFilms
    5Tótem
    4All the Silence
    3The Echo
    3Heroic
    3Hurricane Season
    2Disappear Completely