The songs nominated in the Best Original Song category at this year’s Academy Awards will not be performed live on the Oscar show, according to an email sent to Academy members Wednesday afternoon.
In a letter to the membership, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang said that the presentation would “move away from live performances” and instead celebrate the nominated songwriters through “personal reflections.”
That decision would do away with performances that could include Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez performing the “Emilia Perez” songs “El Mal” and “Mi Camino,” respectively, as well as performances of new songs from Elton John, Maren Morris, H.E.R.