| Ariel Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 66th Ariel Awards | |
 Actress Isela Vega with an Ariel award (2017) | |
| Awarded for | Artistical and technical excellence in the Mexican film industry |
| Country | Mexico |
| Presented by | Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | May 15, 1947 |
The Ariel Award (Spanish: Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excellence in the Mexican film industry. The purpose of the Ariel recognition is to stimulate and increase the excellence of Mexican cinema, favor the growth of the industry, and promote the meeting and strengthening of the national film community. It is regarded as the most prestigious award in the Mexican film industry and considered Mexico's equivalent to the Oscars of the United States.[1]
- ^ Chaiken, Jan. "The Mexican Academy of Film". The Eye Magazine. The Eye Magazine. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.