Ariel Award for Best DirectorCheck all the winners of Ariel Award for Best Director. |
| Year | Winner | Winner Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
|
Amat Escalante | Heli |
| 2013 |
|
Rodrigo Plá | The Delay |
| 2012 |
|
Emilio Portes | Pastorela |
| 2011 |
|
Luis Estrada | Hell |
| 2010 |
|
Carlos Carrera | Backyard |
| 2009 |
|
Fernando Eimbcke | Lake Tahoe |
| 2008 |
|
Carlos Reygadas | Silent Light |
| 2007 |
|
Guillermo del Toro | Pan's Labyrinth |
| 2006 |
|
Felipe Cazals | The Citrillo's Turns |
| 2005 |
|
Fernando Eimbcke | Duck Season |
| 2004 |
|
José Luis García Agraz | The Mystery of Trinidad |
| 2003 |
|
Carlos Carrera | The Crime of Father Amaro |
| 2002 |
|
Ignacio Ortiz Cruz | Bedtime Fairy Tales For Crocodiles |
| 2001 |
|
Alejandro González Iñárritu | Amores perros |
| 2000 |
|
Luis Estrada | Herod's Law |
| 1999 |
|
Carlos Carrera | Un embrujo |
| 1998 |
|
Juan Pablo Villaseñor | If I Never See You Again |
| 1997 |
|
Rafael Montero | Cilantro y Perejil |
| 1996 |
|
Carlos Carrera | Sender Unknown |
| 1995 |
|
Jorge Fons | The Alley of Miracles |
| 1994 |
|
José Luis García Agraz | Deserted Seas |
| 1993 |
|
Guillermo del Toro | Cronos |
| 1992 |
|
Alfonso Aráu | Like Water for Chocolate |
| 1991 |
|
Jorge Fons | Rojo Amanecer |
| 1990 |
|
Diego López Rivera | Goitia, a god for himself |
| 1989 |
|
Sergio Olhovich | Esperanza |
| 1988 |
|
Alberto Isaac | Mariana, Mariana |
| 1987 |
|
Arturo Ripstein | The Realm of Fortune |
| 1986 |
|
Carlos Enrique Taboada | Veneno para las hadas |
| 1985 |
|
Paul Le Duc | Frida |
| 1984 |
|
Felipe Cazals | Bajo la metralla |
| 1983 |
|
José Estrada | La pachanga |
| 1982 |
|
Raúl Kamffer | Ora sí tenemos que ganar |
| 1981 |
|
Servando González | Las grandes aguas |
| 1980 |
|
Felipe Cazals | The year of the plague |
| 1979 |
|
Arturo Ripstein | Life Sentence |
| 1977 |
|
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo | The Passion of Berenice |
| 1976 |
|
Miguel Littin | Letters from Marusia |
| 1975 |
|
Emilio Fernández | La Choca |
| 1974 |
|
Gonzalo Martínez Ortega | El Principio |
| 1973 |
|
Luis Alcoriza | Mecánica nacional |
| 1972 |
|
Jorge Fons | Tú, yo, nosotros |
| 1958 |
|
Tito Davison | La dulce enemiga |
| 1957 |
|
Alfonso Corona Blake | The Road of Life |
| 1956 |
|
Luis Buñuel | Robinson Crusoe |
| 1955 |
|
Alejandro Galindo | Los Fernández de Peralvillo |
| 1954 |
|
Roberto Gavaldón | The Boy and the Fog |
| 1953 |
|
Not awarded. | |
| 1952 |
|
Roberto Gavaldón | In the Palm of Your Hand |
| 1951 |
|
Luis Buñuel | Los Olvidados |
| 1950 |
|
Alejandro Galindo | Una familia de tantas |
| 1949 |
|
Emilio Fernández | Hidden River |
| 1948 |
|
Emilio Fernández | La perla |
| 1947 |
|
Emilio Fernández | Enamorada |
| 1946 |
|
Roberto Gavaldón | La barraca |
