Ariel Awards 2014: THE GOLDEN CAGE Dominates Mexican Oscars

Diego Quemada-Díez's debut film The Golden Cage (La Jaula de Oro), a drama about Central American immigrants travelling to the United States, won big at the 56th edition of the Ariel Awards, the Mexican equivalent of the Oscars.

After having a successful presentation at last year's Cannes Film Festival, where it won the A Certain Talent Prize for Ensemble Cast, The Golden Cage was released in Mexican movie theaters just this month and it's still playing in some. The Golden Cage took home nine Ariel Awards, including Best Film, Actor, and Original Screenplay.

Amat Escalante, another Cannes 2013 Mexican winner, got the Best Director Ariel Award for Heli, while Quebranto was cited for best doc. Few surprises overall really, and perhaps the most shocking thing is that a turd like Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla is now a multiple Ariel winner! Anyway, here's the complete list of winners:

Best Film: The Golden Cage - Cine Pantera

Director: Amat Escalante - Heli

Supporting Actress: Lisa Owen - The Amazing Catfish

Supporting Actor: Rodolfo Domínguez - The Golden Cage

Makeup: Adam Zoller - Halley

Documentary Short Subject: Un Salto de Vida - Eugenio Polgovsky

Short Film (Animated): Lluvia en los Ojos - Rita Basulto

Short Film (Fiction): Música para Después de Domir - Nicolás Rojas

Special Effects: Alejandro Vázquez - Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla

Visual Effects: Charly Iturriaga - Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla

Editing: Paloma López, Felipe Gómez - The Golden Cage

Sound: Matías Barberis, Raúl Locatelli, Michelle Couttolenc, Jaime Baksht - The Golden Cage

Original Music: Leonardo Heiblum, Jacobo Lieberman - The Golden Cage

Art Design: Lorenza Manrique - Ciudadano Buelna

Costume: Mayra Gabriela Juárez Venegas - Ciudadado Buelna

Cinematography: María José Secco - The Golden Cage

Adapted Screenplay: María Renée Prudencia, Francisco Franco - Last Call

Original Screenplay: Diego Quemada-Díez, Gibrán Portela, Lucia Carreras - The Golden Cage

Ibero-American Film: Gloria (Chile, Spain) - Sebastían Lelio

First Feature: The Golden Cage - Diego Quemada-Díez

Documentary Feature: Quebranto - Roberto Fiesco

Actor: Brandón López - The Golden Cage

Actress: Adriana Roel - She Doesn't Want to Sleep Alone