Ariel Awards adds new nominees

In an exorbitant manner and thanks to the insecurities shared and pointed out by various areas of Mexican cinema, the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences made the decision to increase the number of nominations for the Ariel Award by ten, compared to those announced last week.

American actress Rooney Mara made the list for her performance in "The Kitchen," as did Juan Carlos Colombo in supporting role for "They Shall Not Move Us."

The film "They Will Not Move Us," which will hit theaters on the 24th, earned five nominations, including for Cinematography and Costume Design.

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"The AMACC Assembly, with the aim of honoring what is established in the regulations of the Election Committee, and of strengthening the inclusion and plurality of these awards, has made the decision to rectify the criteria used to determine the number of nominated films ", the Academy reported in a press release.

"Consequently, the categories that this year had less than five nominated works have been completed with the addition of those films that received the most votes, until completing five nominations, or six, in cases where a tie between two films so determines ", it reads.

Tinta, a group of Mexican writers, had expressed surprise that there were only three nominees in Adapted Screenplay and not a quintet as required by the rules.

At the time, Armando Casas, president of the Academy, explained that there was a category with three nominees. because the difference in votes between third place and fourth place was too great.

Pierre Saint Martin, director of "They Shall Not Move Us," was promoting his film when he learned of the decision.

"We had to express what we thought, what was said, what was mentioned, and this shows that the Academy's Organizing Committee had an open ear, and that's positive ," he believes.

MC