Every Ariel Award winner for Best Picture (2001–2025)
The top 3 according to 266 votes from people: Amores perros · El crimen del padre Amaro · Cuentos de hadas para dormir cocodrilos. (Updated Dec 5, 2025.)
The Ariel, awarded by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences, is Mexican cinema's top prize. From Amores perros to Sujo, by way of Pan's Labyrinth, Silent Light and Roma: the 25 films that have won the Ariel for Best Picture since the 43rd ceremony. Fernando Eimbcke and Ignacio Ortiz Cruz have each won it twice, as has Fernanda Valadez.
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Top 25
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1
Amores perros
Ariel for Best Picture at the 43rd ceremony (films of 2000). Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.
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2
El crimen del padre Amaro
Ariel for Best Picture at the 45th ceremony (films of 2002). Directed by Carlos Carrera.
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3
Cuentos de hadas para dormir cocodrilos
Ariel for Best Picture at the 44th ceremony (films of 2001). Directed by Ignacio Ortiz Cruz.
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4
El misterio del Trinidad
Ariel for Best Picture at the 46th ceremony (films of 2003). Directed by José Luis García Agraz.
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5
Temporada de patos
Ariel for Best Picture at the 47th ceremony (films of 2004). Directed by Fernando Eimbcke.
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6
El laberinto del fauno
Ariel for Best Picture at the 49th ceremony (films of 2006). Directed by Guillermo del Toro.
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Luz silenciosa
Ariel for Best Picture at the 50th ceremony (films of 2007). Directed by Carlos Reygadas.
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Sujo
Ariel for Best Picture at the 67th ceremony (films of 2024). Directed by Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez.
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9
Lake Tahoe
Ariel for Best Picture at the 51st ceremony (films of 2008). Directed by Fernando Eimbcke.
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10
Las elegidas
Ariel for Best Picture at the 58th ceremony (films of 2015). Directed by David Pablos.
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11
Sin señas particulares
Ariel for Best Picture at the 63rd ceremony (films of 2020). Directed by Fernanda Valadez.
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12
El norte sobre el vacío
Ariel for Best Picture at the 65th ceremony (films of 2022). Directed by Alejandra Márquez Abella.
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13
El premio
Ariel for Best Picture at the 55th ceremony (films of 2012). Directed by Paula Markovitch.
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14
El infierno
Ariel for Best Picture at the 53rd ceremony (films of 2010). Directed by Luis Estrada.
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15
Mezcal
Ariel for Best Picture at the 48th ceremony (films of 2005). Directed by Ignacio Ortiz Cruz.
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16
Pastorela
Ariel for Best Picture at the 54th ceremony (films of 2011). Directed by Emilio Portes.
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17
La jaula de oro
Ariel for Best Picture at the 56th ceremony (films of 2013). Directed by Diego Quemada-Diez.
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18
Sueño en otro idioma
Ariel for Best Picture at the 60th ceremony (films of 2017). Directed by Ernesto Contreras.
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19
Cinco días sin Nora
Ariel for Best Picture at the 52nd ceremony (films of 2009). Directed by Mariana Chenillo.
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20
Roma
Ariel for Best Picture at the 61st ceremony (films of 2018). Directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
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21
Güeros
Ariel for Best Picture at the 57th ceremony (films of 2014). Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios.
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22
Ya no estoy aquí
Ariel for Best Picture at the 62nd ceremony (films of 2019). Directed by Fernando Frías de la Parra.
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23
Noche de fuego
Ariel for Best Picture at the 64th ceremony (films of 2021). Directed by Tatiana Huezo.
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24
Tótem
Ariel for Best Picture at the 66th ceremony (films of 2023). Directed by Lila Avilés.
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25
La 4a. Compañía
Ariel for Best Picture at the 59th ceremony (films of 2016). Directed by Amir Galván and Mitzi Vanessa Arreola.
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Comments (2)
güeros de ruizpalacios es una joya, nadie la vio y es de las mejores de la lista
¿Alguien sabe dónde se puede ver Noche de fuego? No la encuentro