‘He Named Me Malala’, ‘Amy’ in Oscars 2016 documentary shortlist

Mexican-border vigilante study “Cartel Land”, campus-rape investigation “The Hunting Ground”, and race-crime documentary “3½ Minutes Ten Bullets” are also on the list.

Joshua Oppenheimer, who was nominated for “The Act of Killing” in 2013, is back in contention with “The Look of Silence”, a follow-up study of the mid-60s Indonesian massacres and their aftermath.

The shortlisted films were narrowed down from 124 eligible entries after a vote by the Ampas documentary branch.

A further vote will trim the list to the final five nominations, with the winner announced at the Oscars ceremony on February 28.