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The Ariel Award for Best Director -LRB- Spanish  : Premio Ariel a la Mejor Direccion -RRB- -LRB- officially known as the Ariel Award for Best Directing -RRB- is an award presented by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematograficas -LRB- AMACC -RRB- in Mexico .. Ariel Award. Ariel Award. AMACC. Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematograficas. Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematograficas. Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematograficas. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the Mexican film industry .. film director. film director. film industry. film industry. In 1947 , the 1st and 2nd Ariel Awards were held , with Roberto Gavaldon and Emilio `` El Indio '' Fernandez winning for the films La Barraca and Enamorada , respectively .. Roberto Gavaldon. Roberto Gavaldon. La Barraca. The Shack ( 1945 film ). Enamorada. Enamorada ( film ). With the exception of the years 1959 to 1971 , when the Ariel Awards were suspended , the award has been given annually .. Nominees and winners are determined by a committee formed every year consisting of academy members -LRB- active and honorary -RRB- , previous winners and individuals with at least two Ariel nominations ; the committee members submit their votes through the official AMACC website .. AMACC. Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematograficas. In 1953 , filmmakers Luis Bunuel , Alfredo B. Crevenna and Gavaldon were nominated , but no winner was declared .. Luis Bunuel. Luis Bunuel. Alfredo B. Crevenna. Alfredo B. Crevenna. Carlos Carrera and Fernandez hold the record for most wins in the category , with four each .. Carlos Carrera. Carlos Carrera. Carerra 's El Crimen del Padre Amaro was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2003 .. El Crimen del Padre Amaro. The Crime of Father Amaro. Academy Award. Academy Award. Best Foreign Language Film. Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Since 1976 , Felipe Cazals has been nominated at least once every decade , winning three times for El Ano de la Peste -LRB- 1980 -RRB- , Bajo la metralla -LRB- 1984 -RRB- , and Las Vueltas del Citrillo -LRB- 2006 -RRB- .. Felipe Cazals. Felipe Cazals. El Ano de la Peste. El Ano de la Peste. Bajo la metralla. Bajo la metralla. Bunuel and Amat Escalante won the Ariel for Best Director and the same award at the Cannes Film Festival for Los Olvidados and Heli , respectively .. Amat Escalante. Amat Escalante. same award. Best Director Award ( Cannes Film Festival ). Cannes Film Festival. Cannes Film Festival. Los Olvidados. Los Olvidados. Heli. Heli ( film ). Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu was awarded the Ariel for Amores Perros , and received the Academy Award for Best Director for Birdman or -LRB- The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance -RRB- and The Revenant .. Academy Award. Academy Award. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Amores Perros. Amores perros. Academy Award for Best Director. Academy Award for Best Director. The Revenant. The Revenant ( 2015 film ). Since its inception , the award has been given to 37 directors .. As of the 2016 ceremony , David Pablos is the most recent winner in this category for his work on Las Elegidas .. David Pablos. David Pablos. Las Elegidas. The Chosen Ones ( 2015 film ). 58th Ariel Awards. 2016 ceremony. 58th Ariel Awards