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oshua Oppenheimer'€™s documentary, The Act of Killing, about mass murders in Indonesia in 1965 has been selected as a candidate for Documentary Feature in the 2014 Academy Awards.

The Act of Killing is among 14 other documentary titles listed in the category, several film websites, including realscreen.com, reported on Wednesday.

Other candidates, which will later be whittled to five nominees, include a film about jailed Russian punk band Pussy Riot, Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer; a documentary about a British war photographer killed in Libya, Which Way is The Front Line from Here?; and 20 Feet from Stardom, which tells about the lives of back-up singers.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the nominees on Jan. 16, and the Oscars show will take place on March 2.