(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 24, 2016 Rick Roberts works on touching up a base amid statues of the Oscar awaiting finishing up at a Hollywood back lot in Hollywood, California ahead this weekend's 88th Academy Awards. - Hollywood's biggest night -- the Oscars -- is set to take place in Febuary 2019 without a host for the first time in 30 years, after comedian Kevin Hart pulled out of the gig and no suitable replacement was found. Though organizers have yet to confirm the plans, entertainment insiders say the show's producers are forging ahead with preparations for the 91st Academy Awards on February 24 with no emcee. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP)