The following twelve films received multiple nominations : Films that received multiple awards : The Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences ( AMACC ) registered 152 films to compete for the Ariel Awards of 2016 in 26 categories , an increase of 11 % from 2015 . The films comprised were 71 feature films ( including twelve documentaries and nine animated films ) and 13 films for the Best Iberoamerican Feature Film . For the Best Picture award , 41 films were considered , as they meet the requirement of having commercial exhibition in cinemas in Mexico or been exhibited at international film festivals in 2015 . The AMACC created a committee of 189 people , who were active members and previous Ariel Award nominees and winners to vote for the 2015 nominees . To promote the award ceremony , a photo exhibition showing the actresses awarded the Ariel for Best Lead Actress was inaugurated on May 2 , 2016 at the gates of the Bosque de Chapultepec . An official tour titled " Rumbo al Ariel " showed the nominated films on movie theaters in Mexico City , including the Cineteca Nacional , Cinemanía Loreto and Cine Tonalá , among others . Three nominated films have had a successful runs on international film festivals . '' Las Elegidas '' was included in the selection for the Un Certain Regard at the 68th Cannes Film Festival . '' 600 Millas '' was awarded the Best First Feature Award at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival and was selected to represent Mexico for the 88th Academy Awards ; the box office performance in the country was " discreet " , according to newspaper '' El País '' with 92,000 attendees . '' La Delgada Línea Amarilla '' was named Best Iberoamerican Film and the Bronze Zenith Award for The Best First Fiction Feature Film at the Montreal World Film Festival . Meanwhile , '' Gloria '' , a biopic about Mexican singer-songwriter Gloria Trevi , was premiered in 2014 , but formalities presented by the Mexican Academy prevented it to be postulated that year
65th Berlin International Film Festival
65th Berlin International Film Festival
58th Ariel Awards