58th Ariel Awards | |
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Official poster
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Date | May 28, 2016 |
Site |
National Auditorium Mexico City, Mexico |
Highlights | |
Most awards | Las Elegidas and Gloria (5) |
Most nominations | La Delgada Línea Amarilla and Gloria (14) |
Television coverage | |
Network | Canal Once |
The 58th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took take place on May 28, 2016, at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the Ariel Award in 26 categories honoring films released in 2015. The ceremony, was televised in Mexico by Canal Once.
Las Elegidas, and Gloria each won five awards, with the former earning the Best Picture honor. Other winners included Mexican Gangster: La Leyenda del Charro Misterioso with four; 600 Millas, and El Hombre Que Vio Demasiado with two; and Ausencias, El Abrazo de la Serpiente, El Jeremías, Hilda, La Increíble Historia del Niño de Piedra, Un Monstruo de Mil Cabezas, Trémulo, and Zimbo with one.
The nominees for the 58th Ariel Awards were announced on April 13, 2016 at the Cineteca Nacional in Mexico City, by Dolores Heredia, president of the Academy, and actors Adriana Paz and Juan Manuel Bernal, winners for Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively, at the 57th Ariel Awards.La Delgada Línea Amarilla and Gloria received the most nominations with fourteen; 600 Millas and Las Elegidas came in second with thirteen apiece. The Golden Ariel was awarded to actress Rosita Quintana and film director Paul Leduc. The ceremony was held at the National Auditorium in Mexico City for the first time, instead of its traditional venue, Palacio de Bellas Artes, in order to increase the capacity to 2,300 seats, according to Heredia.