Sources tell Variety the “Fab 5” moments were not going to be executed in the acting categories this year, and the decision came before the official nominations were announced. It will happen in the director’s category and for some of the artisans awards. One issue that the Oscars were grappling with was that the broadcast would have run out of past winners if it became an annual tradition, forcing it to recycle the same presenters. Major A-listers are still expected to be part of the format, but the Oscars won’t have the tough task of finding a previous victor willing to laud Gascón’s performance from the stage, were she to win.