For the first time since the inception of the award in 1956, the esteemed publication announced on Monday that due to exceptional 'circumstances' and 'provisions' the ceremony will be cancelled.
It's been suggested that the Covid-19 enforced suspension of football has not created 'fair' conditions to judge the performances over the 2019/20 campaign.
Record six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi, Megan Rapinoe will now hold the honours as winners until the next award ceremony at the 2021 edition.
Scroll through the gallery to see the top 10 of the 2019 Ballon d'Or awards.
10. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City & Algeria)
9. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City & Portugal)
8. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich & Poland)
7. Alisson Becker (Liverpool & Brazil)
6. Kylian Mbappe (PSG & France)
5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)
4. Sadio Mane (Liverpool & Senegal)
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus and Portugal)
2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool and The Netherlands)
1, Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona and Argentina)
"We did not want to put an indelible asterisk on the prize list like "trophy won in exceptional circumstances due to the Covid-19 health crisis"," the statement read as they listed seven reasons for the surprise decision.