Ariel Awards 2025: A Celebration of National Cinema in Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta will become the host city for the 67th Ariel Awards, the highest distinction in Mexican cinema. Organized by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the ceremony will take place on September 20th, 2025, at the International Convention Center, and will be broadcast on TNT HBO Max.

The official announcement of the nominations was recently made at the Cineteca Nacional in Mexico City, where Armando Casas, director of AMACC, highlighted that choosing Puerto Vallarta as the venue is part of an itinerant strategy aimed at expanding the reach and projection of this important cultural event.

The films leading the nominations are:
Sujo, by Fernanda Valadez and Astrid Rondero.
Corina, by Úrsula Barba Hopfner.
Pedro Páramo, by Rodrigo Prieto.

NOMINATIONS

Actress
Adriana Paz (Arillo de Hombre Muerto)
Fiona Palomo (Un Actor Malo)
Luisa Huertas (No Nos Moverán)
Naian González Norvind (Corina)

Actor
Alfonso Dosal (Un Actor Malo)
Juan Jesús Varela (Sujo)
Juan Ramón López (Vergüenza)
Manuel García Rulfo (Pedro Páramo)
Raúl Briones (La Cocina)

Director
Alonso Ruizpalacios (La Cocina)
Astrid Rondero & Fernanda Valadez (Sujo)
Pierre Saint Martin (No Nos Moverán)
Rodrigo Prieto (Pedro Páramo)
Urzula Barba Hopfner (Corina)

Film
La Cocina
No Nos Moverán
Lobos
Pedro Páramo
Sujo
Violet
Un Actor Malo

Check the complete list of nominees here.

With this event, Puerto Vallarta not only celebrates national cinema but also reaffirms its role as a cultural destination with great projection.