Term: Documentary film, Description: Nonfictional motion picture, Question: The Academy Awards started handing out awards for Documentary film in the 50's and have never missed a year since?, Answer:No
Fact1: The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is an award for documentary films. In 1941, the first awards for feature-length documentaries were bestowed as Special Awards to Kukan and Target for Tonight. Fact2:  They have since been bestowed competitively each year, with the exception of 1946.  