# Ariel Award for Best Actor

The Ariel Award for Best Actor (Spanish: Premio Ariel a Mejor Actor) is an award presented by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (AMACC) in Mexico. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the Mexican film industry. In 1947, the 1st and 2nd Ariel Awards were held, with Domingo Soler and David Silva winning for the films La Barraca and Campeón Sin Corona, respectively. 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 (active and honorary), previous winners and individuals with at least two Ariel nominations; the committee members submit their votes through the official AMACC website.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 49 actors. Damián Alcázar has received the most awards in this category with five Ariels and also is the most nominated performer with eight nominations; Arturo de Córdova and Pedro Infante follow with seven nominations each. Actors Pedro Armendáriz and Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., father and son, also won the award for Best Actor. In 1972, Alfonso Arau won for his self-directed leading role in El Águila Descalza. Spanish actor Javier Bardem was nominated in 2011 for his performance in Biutiful, for which he was also nominated for the Academy Award and a BAFTA Award, and won the Goya and the Prix d'interprétation masculine at the Cannes Film Festival.
Six films have featured two nominated performances for Best Actor, De Todos Modos Juan Te Llamas (Jorge Russek and Juan Ferrara), Cuartelazo (Héctor Ortega and Bruno Rey), Vidas Errantes (José Carlos Ruiz and Ignacio Guadalupe), Chido Guan, El Tacos de Oro (Fernando Arau and Mario Almada), Dulces Compañías (Roberto Cobo and Ramiro Huerta), and 600 Millas (Kristyan Ferrer and Tim Roth); Russek and Ruiz won the award. As of the 2024 ceremony, Noé Hernández is the most recent winner for his role in the film Kokoloko.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
| Year | Best Actor(s) | Film |
| 1947 (1st) | Domingo Soler‡ | La Barraca |
| 1947 (1st) | Pedro Armendáriz | Las Abandonadas |
| 1947 (1st) | Arturo de Córdova | La Selva de Fuego |
| 1947 (2nd) | David Silva‡ | Campeón Sin Corona |
| 1947 (2nd) | Pedro Armendáriz | Enamorada |
| 1947 (2nd) | Antonio Badú | Cantaclaro |
| 1948 (3rd) | Pedro Armendáriz‡ | La Perla |
| 1948 (3rd) | Pedro Infante | Cuando Lloran los Valientes |
| 1948 (3rd) | Julián Soler | El Secreto de Juan Palomo |
| 1949 (4th) | Carlos López Moctezuma‡ | Río Escondido |
| 1949 (4th) | Pedro Infante | Los Tres Huastecos |
| 1949 (4th) | David Silva | ¡Esquina Bajan! |
| 1950 (5th) | Roberto Cañedo‡ | Pueblerina |
| 1950 (5th) | Arturo de Córdova | Medianoche |
| 1950 (5th) | Pedro Infante | La Oveja Negra |
| 1951 (6th) | Fernando Soler‡ | No Desearás a La Mujer de Tu Hijo |
| 1951 (6th) | Pedro Armendáriz | Rosauro Castro |
| 1951 (6th) | Arturo de Córdova | El Hombre Sin Rostro |
| 1952 (7th) | Arturo de Córdova‡ | En La Palma de Tu Mano |
| 1952 (7th) | Roberto Cañedo | Crimen y Castigo |
| 1952 (7th) | Fernando Soler | El Grito de la Carne |
| 1953 (8th) | Pedro Armendáriz‡ | El Rebozo de Soledad |
| 1953 (8th) | Arturo de Cordova | Mi Esposa y la Otra |
| 1953 (8th) | Pedro Infante | Un Rincón Cerca del Cielo |
| 1954 (9th) | Arturo de Córdova‡ | Las Tres Perfectas Casadas |
| 1954 (9th) | Julio Villarreal | Eugenia Grandet |
| 1954 (9th) | Pedro Infante | Pepe El Toro |
| 1955 (10th) | Víctor Parra‡ | Los Fernández de Peralvillo |
| 1955 (10th) | Pedro Armendáriz | La Rebelión de los Colgados |
| 1955 (10th) | Pedro López Lagar | El Gran Autor |
| 1956 (11th) | Pedro Infante‡ | La Vida No Vale Nada |
| 1956 (11th) | Ernesto Alonso | Ensayo de un Crimen |
| 1956 (11th) | David Silva | Espaldas Mojadas |
| 1957 (12th) | Víctor Manuel Mendoza‡ | Talpa |
| 1957 (12th) | Carlos Baena | Adán y Eva |
| 1957 (12th) | Adalberto Martínez | El Rey de Mexico |
| 1958 (13th) | Arturo de Córdova‡ | Feliz Año, Amor Mío |
| 1958 (13th) | Pedro Infante | Tizoc |
| 1958 (13th) | Carlos Montalbán | Bambalinas |
| 1959—1971 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1973 (15th) | Ignacio López Tarso‡ | Rosa Blanca |
| 1973 (15th) | Alfonso Arau | El Rincón de las Vírgenes |
| 1973 (15th) | Jorge Martínez de Hoyos | Los Días del Amor |
| 1974 (16th) | Pancho Córdova‡ | "Caridad" (episode from Fe, Esperanza y Caridad) |
| 1974 (16th) | Sergio Jiménez | El Cambio |
| 1974 (16th) | Ignacio López Tarso | El Profeta Mimí |
| 1975 (17th) | Héctor Bonilla‡ | Meridiano 100 |
| 1975 (17th) | Ignacio López Tarso | Rapiña |
| 1975 (17th) | Jorge Martínez de Hoyos | La Venida del Rey Olmos |
| 1976 (18th) | Jorge Russek‡ | De Todos Modos Juan Te Llamas |
| 1976 (18th) | Juan Ferrara | De Todos Modos Juan Te Llamas |
| 1976 (18th) | Enrique Lucero | Canoa |
| 1977 (19th) | Pedro Armendáriz, Jr.‡ | Mina, Viento de Libertad |
| 1977 (19th) | Héctor Ortega | Cuartelazo |
| 1977 (19th) | Bruno Rey | Cuartelazo |
| 1978 (20th) | Roberto Cobo‡ | En el Lugar Sin Limites |
| 1978 (20th) | Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. | Los Pequeños Privilegios |
| 1978 (20th) | Héctor Bonilla | Matinée |
| 1979 (21st) | José Alonso‡ | En La Trampa |
| 1979 (21st) | Héctor Bonilla | Bloody Marlene |
| 1979 (21st) | Nelson Villagra | El Recurso del Método |
| 1980 (22nd) | Manuel Ojeda‡ | El Infierno de Todos Tan Temido |
| 1980 (22nd) | Manuel Ojeda | Fuego en el Mar |
| 1980 (22nd) | Valentín Trujillo | Perro Callejero |
| 1981 (23rd) | Juan Ferrara‡ | Misterio |
| 1981 (23rd) | Eric del Castillo | Las Grandes Aguas |
| 1981 (23rd) | Carlos Riquelme | En la Tormenta |
| 1982 (24th) | Alejandro Parodi‡ | Llámenme Mike |
| 1982 (24th) | Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. | Rastro de Muerte |
| 1982 (24th) | Manuel Ojeda | ¡Ora Sí Tenemos Que Ganar! |
| 1983 (25th) | Ernesto Gómez Cruz‡ | La Víspera |
| 1983 (25th) | Sergio Jiménez | La Pachanga |
| 1983 (25th) | Noé Murayama | La Pachanga |
| 1984 (26th) | Humberto Zurita‡ | Bajo la Metralla |
| 1984 (26th) | Mario Almada | La Viuda Negra |
| 1984 (26th) | Miguel Ángel Ferriz | El Tonto Que Hacía Milagros |
| 1985 (27th) | José Carlos Ruiz‡ | Vidas Errantes |
| 1985 (27th) | Ignacio Guadalupe | Vidas Errantes |
| 1985 (27th) | Rafael Sánchez Navarro | El Otro |
| 1986 (28th) | Claudio Brook‡ | Memoriales Perdidos |
| 1986 (28th) | Alonso Echánove | Los Motivos de Luz |
| 1986 (28th) | Alfredo Sevilla | Redondo |
| 1987 (29th) | Ernesto Gómez Cruz‡ | El Imperio de la Fortuna |
| 1987 (29th) | Fernando Arau | Chido Guan, El Tacos de Oro |
| 1987 (29th) | Mario Almada | Chido Guan, El Tacos de Oro |
| 1988 (30th) | Gonzalo Vega‡ | Lo Que Importa es Vivir |
| 1988 (30th) | Fernando Balzaretti | Días Dificiles |
| 1988 (30th) | Manuel Ojeda | Muelle Rojo |
| 1989 (31st) | Alonso Echánove‡ | Mentiras Piadosas |
| 1989 (31st) | Alberto Pedret | ¿Nos Traicionará el Presidente? |
| 1989 (31st) | Bruno Rey | El Jinete de la Divina Providencia |
| 1990 (32nd) | José Carlos Ruiz‡ | Goitia, Un Dios Para Sí Mismo |
| 1990 (32nd) | Roberto "Flaco" Guzmán | Sabadazo |
| 1990 (32nd) | Enrique Rocha | El Otro Crimen |
| 1991 (33rd) | Héctor Bonilla‡ | Rojo Amanecer |
| 1992 (34th) | Mario Iván Martínez‡ | Como Agua Para Chocolate |
| 1992 (34th) | José Alonso | La Tarea |
| 1992 (34th) | Eduardo López Rojas | La Mujer de Benjamín |
| 1993 (35th) | Alonso Echánove‡ | Modelo Antiguo |
| 1993 (35th) | José Alonso | Bartolomé de las Casas (La Leyenda Negra) |
| 1993 (35th) | Roberto Sosa | Ángel de Fuego |
| 1994 (36th) | Bruno Bichir‡ | Principio y Fin |
| 1994 (36th) | Rodolfo de Anda | Kino |
| 1994 (36th) | Alonso Echánove | La Vida Conyugal |
| 1994 (36th) | Arturo Ríos | Desiertos Mares |
| 1994 (36th) | Jorge Russek | La Última Batalla |
| 1994 (36th) | Roberto Sosa | Lolo |
| 1995 (37th) | Demián Bichir‡ | Hasta Morir |
| 1995 (37th) | Damián Alcázar | Dos Crimenes |
| 1995 (37th) | Bruno Bichir | El Jardín del Edén |
| 1995 (37th) | Ernesto Gómez Cruz | El Callejón de los Milagros |
| 1995 (37th) | Luis Felipe Tovar | Bienvenido — Welcome |
| 1996 (38th) | Fernando Torre Lapham‡ | Sin Remitente |
| 1996 (38th) | José Alonso | Mujeres Insumisas |
| 1996 (38th) | Bruno Bichir | El Anzuelo |
| 1996 (38th) | Roberto Cobo | Dulces Compañías |
| 1996 (38th) | Ramiro Huerta | Dulces Compañías |
| 1997 (39th) | Daniel Giménez Cacho‡ | Profundo Carmesí |
| 1997 (39th) | Demián Bichir | Cilantro y Perejil |
| 1997 (39th) | Héctor Bonilla | Luces de la Noche |
| 1997 (39th) | Rafael Cortés | Santo Luzbel |
| 1998 (40th) | Jorge Galván‡ | Por Si No Te Vuelvo a Ver |
| 1998 (40th) | Martín Altomaro | Libre de Culpas |
| 1998 (40th) | Claudio Obregón | De Noche Vienes, Esmeralda |
| 1999 (41st) | Damián Alcázar‡ | Bajo California, el Limite del Tiempo |
| 1999 (41st) | Daniel Acuña | Un Embrujo |
| 1999 (41st) | Roberto Sosa | Fibra Óptica |
| 2000 (42nd) | Damián Alcázar‡ | La Ley de Herodes |
| 2000 (42nd) | Demián Bichir | Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas |
| 2000 (42nd) | Guillermo Larrea | Rito Terminal |
| 2001 (43rd) | Gael García Bernal‡ | Amores Perros |
| 2001 (43rd) | Bruno Bichir | Crónica de un Desayuno |
| 2001 (43rd) | Alejandro Parodi | Su Alteza Serenísima |
| 2002 (44th) | Arturo Ríos‡ | Cuento de Hadas Para Dormir Cocodrilos |
| 2002 (44th) | Luis Fernando Peña | De la Calle |
| 2002 (44th) | Jorge Zárate | Pachito Rex, Me Voy Pero No del Todo |
| 2003 (45th) | Daniel Giménez Cacho‡ | Aro Tolbukhin: En la Mente del Asesino |
| 2003 (45th) | Alberto Estrella | eXXXorcismos |
| 2003 (45th) | Luis Fernando Peña | Amar te duele |
| 2004 (46th) | Rafael Inclán‡ | Nicotina |
| 2004 (46th) | Alejandro Ferretis | Japón |
| 2004 (46th) | Eduardo Palomo | El Misterio del Trinidad |
| 2005 (47th) | Enrique Arreola‡ | Temporada de Patos |
| 2005 (47th) | Alejandro Calva | Manos Libres (Nadie te Habla) |
| 2005 (47th) | Silverio Palacios | Cero y Van Cuatro |
| 2006 (48th) | Damián Alcázar‡ | Las Vueltas del Citrillo |
| 2006 (48th) | David Aarón Estrada | Noticias Lejanas |
| 2006 (48th) | Dagoberto Gama | Mezcal |
| 2007 (49th) | Damián Alcázar‡ | Crónicas |
| 2007 (49th) | Armando Hernández | Fuera del Cielo |
| 2007 (49th) | Gabino Rodríguez | La Niña en la Piedra |
| 2008 (50th) | Jorge Zárate‡ | Dos Abrazos |
| 2008 (50th) | Enrique Arreola | Párpados Azules |
| 2008 (50th) | Alan Chávez | Partes Usadas |
| 2008 (50th) | Lázaro Ramos | Cobrador: In God We Trust |
| 2009 (51st) | Mario Zaragoza‡ | Desierto Adentro |
| 2009 (51st) | Juan Pablo de Santiago | I'm Gonna Explode |
| 2009 (51st) | Diego Luna | Rudo y Cursi |
| 2010 (52nd) | Fernando Luján‡ | Cinco Días Sin Nora |
| 2010 (52nd) | Silverio Palacios | Conozca la Cabeza de Juan Pérez |
| 2010 (52nd) | Harold Torres | Norteado |
| 2011 (53rd) | Damián Alcázar‡ | El Infierno |
| 2011 (53rd) | Javier Bardem | Biutiful |
| 2011 (53rd) | Demián Bichir | Hidalgo: La Historia Jamás Contada |
| 2011 (53rd) | Hansel Ramírez | La Mitad del Mundo |
| 2012 (54th) | Tenoch Huerta‡ | Días de Gracia |
| 2012 (54th) | Joaquín Cosío | Pastorela |
| 2012 (54th) | Noé Hernández | Miss Bala |
| 2013 (55th) | Roberto Sosa‡ | El Fantástico Mundo de Juan Orol |
| 2013 (55th) | Francisco Cruz | Entre la Noche y el Día |
| 2013 (55th) | Hernán Mendoza | Despues de Lucía |
| 2013 (55th) | Carlos Vallarino | La Demora |
| 2014 (56th) | Brandon López‡ | La Jaula de Oro |
| 2014 (56th) | Armando Espitia | Heli |
| 2014 (56th) | Luis Gerardo Méndez | Nosotros Los Nobles |
| 2014 (56th) | Jesús Padilla | Workers |
| 2014 (56th) | Harold Torres | La cebra |
| 2015 (57th) | Juan Manuel Bernal‡ | Obediencia Perfecta |
| 2015 (57th) | Kristyan Ferrer | Guten Tag, Ramón |
| 2015 (57th) | Tenoch Huerta | Güeros |
| 2015 (57th) | Óscar Jaenada | Cantinflas |
| 2015 (57th) | Harold Torres | González |
| 2016 (58th) | Marco Pérez‡ | Gloria |
| 2016 (58th) | Damián Alcázar | La Delgada Línea Amarilla |
| 2016 (58th) | Kristyan Ferrer | 600 Millas |
| 2016 (58th) | Tenoch Huerta | Mexican Gangster: La Leyenda del Charro Misterioso |
| 2016 (58th) | Tim Roth | 600 Millas |
| 2017 (59th) | Adrián Ladrón‡ | La 4ª Compañía |
| 2017 (59th) | José Carlos Ruiz‡ | Almacenados |
| 2017 (59th) | Gael García Bernal | Me Estás Matando Susana |
| 2017 (59th) | Danny Glover | Mr. Pig |
| 2017 (59th) | Noé Hernández | Tenemos la Carne |
| 2018 (60th) | Eligio Meléndez‡ | Sueño en Otro Idioma |
| 2018 (60th) | Leonardo Alonso | El Vigilante |
| 2018 (60th) | Humberto Busto | Oso Polar |
| 2018 (60th) | Daniel Giménez Cacho | Los Adioses |
| 2018 (60th) | Gabino Rodríguez | Los Crímenes de Mar del Norte |
| 2019 (61st) | Noé Hernández‡ | Ocho de Cada Diez |
| 2019 (61st) | Damián Alcázar | De la Infancia |
| 2019 (61st) | Baltimore Beltrán | Mente Revólver |
| 2019 (61st) | Gael García Bernal | Museo |
| 2019 (61st) | Luis Gerardo Méndez | Bayoneta |
| 2020 (62nd) | Luis Alberti‡ | Mano de Obra |
| 2020 (62nd) | Benny Emmanuel | Chicuarotes |
| 2020 (62nd) | Armando Hernández | La Paloma y el Lobo |
| 2020 (62nd) | Xabiani Ponce de León | Esto no es Berlín |
| 2020 (62nd) | José María Yazpik | Polvo |
| 2021 (63rd) | Alfonso Herrera‡ | El baile de los 41 |
| 2021 (63rd) | Armando Espitia | Te Llevo Conmigo |
| 2021 (63rd) | Demián Bichir | Danyka |
| 2021 (63rd) | Fernando Cuautle | Nuevo Orden |
| 2021 (63rd) | Juan Pablo Medina | El club de los idealistas |
| 2021 (63rd) | Gabino Rodríguez | Fauna |
| 2022 (64th) | Raúl Briones‡ | Una Película de Policías |
| 2022 (64th) | Alejandro Suárez | El Diablo Entre las Piernas |
| 2022 (64th) | Benny Emmanuel | Cosas Imposibles |
| 2022 (64th) | Leonardo Ortizgris | Los Minutos Negros |
| 2022 (64th) | Noé Hernández | Nudo Mixteco |
| 2023 (65th) | Daniel Giménez Cacho‡ | Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades |
| 2023 (65th) | Álvaro Guerrero | La civil |
| 2023 (65th) | Cuauhtlí Jiménez | Finlandia |
| 2023 (65th) | Hernán Mendoza | La caja |
| 2023 (65th) | Gerardo Trejoluna | El Norte Sobre el Vacío |
| 2024 (66th) | Noé Hernández‡ | Kokoloko |
| 2024 (66th) | Pedro de Tavira | Recursos humanos |
| 2024 (66th) | Daniel Giménez Cacho | Familia |
| 2024 (66th) | Juan Daniel García Treviño | Perdidos en la Noche |
| 2024 (66th) | Harold Torres | Desparecer por completo |

## Multiple wins and nominations

| Wins | Actor |
| 5 | Damián Alcázar |
| 3 | Arturo de Córdova |
| 3 | Daniel Giménez Cacho |
| 3 | José Carlos Ruiz |
| 2 | Pedro Armendáriz |
| 2 | Héctor Bonilla |
| 2 | Alonso Echánove |
| 2 | Ernesto Gómez Cruz |
| 2 | Noé Hernández |
| Nominations | Actor |
| 8 | Damián Alcázar |
| 7 | Arturo de Córdova |
| 7 | Pedro Infante |
| 6 | Pedro Armendáriz |
| 5 | Demián Bichir |
| 5 | Héctor Bonilla |
| 5 | Daniel Giménez Cacho |
| 5 | Noé Hernández |
| 4 | José Alonso |
| 4 | Bruno Bichir |
| 4 | Alonso Echánove |
| 4 | Manuel Ojeda |
| 4 | Roberto Sosa |
| 4 | Harold Torres |