Ariel 2006 Winners

Mezcal by Ignacio Ortiz

This year’s round of major North American academy awards ended earlier this evening with the presentation of the Mexican Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2005 Ariel Awards at a ceremony held at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.
Just like at the American Academy Awards, which featured a Crash/Brokeback Mountain split, the Ariel statuettes for best director and best film went to two different nominees: Felipe Cazals won as best director for Las vueltas del Citrillo / The Citrillo’s Turns (described by Variety’s Eddie Cockrell as "a well-made but nearly impenetrable drama"), while the best Mexican motion picture of the year was the psychological drama Mezcal, directed by Ignacio Ortiz.

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by Andre Soares | March 14, 2006   
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Ariel Awards 2006

2006 Ariel Awards
2006 Mexican Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Ariel nominations: Feb. 10, 2006
2006 Ariel winners: Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City on March 14, 2006
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Felipe Cazals‘ downbeat Las vueltas del Citrillo / The Citrillo Turns, Ignacio Ortiz’s psychological drama Mezcal (above), and Ricardo Benet’s surreal coming-of-age tale Noticias lejanas / News from Far Away were the three top contenders for Mexico’s 2006 Ariel Awards. In fact, those three films were nominated in nearly every category, including best film and best direction. They ended (three-way) splitting the Ariel wins.
 

Película / Film
Las vueltas del Citrillo / The Citrillo’s Turns produced by the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
* Mezcal produced by Malayerba Producciones
Noticias lejanas [...]

by Andre Soares | March 14, 2006   
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