LOS ANGELES (AP) — This year’s inductees into the National Film Registry include an epic “Star Wars” and “Lord of the Ring” films, projects starring Jennifer Lopez and the late Cicely Tyson along with films that took on racially motivated violence against people of color.

The Library of Congress announced this week that films including “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street” are among the 25 movies tapped for preservation this year. Lopez’s starring role in the 1997 biographical film “Selena” and Tyson’s “Sounder” in 1972 made the registry as well.

The national library said this year’s selections date back nearly 120 years, oldest was the “Ringling Brothers Parade Film” from 1902.

Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress and film historian Jacqueline Stewart will discuss the new selections in a television special on Turner Classic Movies at 8 p.m. Eastern time tonight.

The library has selected movies for preservation because of their cultural, historic and artist importance since the registry began in 1988. This year’s picks bring the total number of films in the registry to 825.

“Return of the Jedi” and “The Fellowship of the Ring” drew significant public support through online nominations.

Two animated features made registry including Pixar’s Oscar-winning film from 2008 “WALL-E” and Disney’s “Flowers and Trees” released in 1932.

Several films on list that address racially motivated violence includes “The Murder of Fred Hampton,” “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” and “Requiem-29.” The library chose a few more memorable titles such as “Cooley High,” “Richard Pryor: Live in Concert,” “Chicana,” “The Long Goodbye,” “The Watermelon Woman.”

Additional films on the list include “Stop Making Sense” and “Strangers on a Train,” “The Wobblies,” “Pink Flamingos,” “Evergreen,” “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane,” “Hellbound Train,” “The Flying Ace” and “Jubilo.”