The Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas in Mexico. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the Mexican film industry. In 1947, the 1st and 2nd Ariel Awards were held, with José Baviera and Fernando Soto winning for the films La Barraca and Campeón Sin Corona, respectively. With the exception of the years 1958 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, previous winners and individuals with at least two Ariel nominations; the committee submit their votes through the official AMACC website. Since its inception, the award has been given to 47 actors. Ernesto Gómez Cruz has received the most awards in this category with four Ariels. José Carlos Ruiz is the most nominated performer, with seven nominations which resulted in three wins. On two separate instances all the nominees in the category were selected from the same film; the first time in 1974, with Sergio Bustamante, Andrés García, and Alejandro Parodi being nominated for the film El Principio, with the award handed to Bustamante; the second time, in 1976, with Gómez Cruz, Eduardo López Rojas, and Claudio Obregón being nominated for their roles in the film Actas de Marusia. Rojo Grau was nominated twice in 1986, for his performances in the films El Escuadrón de la Muerte and Gavilán o Paloma, losing to José Carlos Ruiz for Toña Machetes. In 1996, Damián Alcázar and Jesús Ochoa tied for their work in the films El Anzuelo and Entre Pancho Villa y Una Mujer Desnuda, respectively. Fifteen films have featured two or more nominated performances for Best Supporting Actor, Doña Perfecta, El Rebozo de Soledad, Las Tres Perfectas Casadas, Cadena Perpetua, El Callejón de los Milagros, Por Si No Te Vuelvo a Ver, El Evangelio de las Maravillas, La Ley de Herodes, Matando Cabos, La Zona, El Infierno, Días de Gracia, Colosio: El Asesinato, La Delgada Línea Amarilla, and La 4a Compañía ; Navarro, López Moctezuma, Moreno, Gómez Cruz, Kerlow, Armendáriz, Zaragoza, Cosío, Giménez Cacho won the award. As of the 2019 ceremony, Leonardo Ortizgris is the most recent winner in this category for his role in Museo.
Winners and nominees
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Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals have received multiple Best Supporting Actor awards:
