DARGIS I’ve started to think that the academy members are trying to correct their own industry’s flaws by voting for movies that don’t fit the old ideas about best picture. Some of these recent wins surely reflect the increased diversity of the membership, but some of this may also be an earnest self-conscious corrective.

As to the underbelly that Tony mentioned — we caught a flash of it every so often. We saw it most directly when Ms. Sciorra — her voice at times faltering — addressed the room while she helped present what was termed new (activist, change-minded) voices. “Hi, it’s nice to see you all again, it’s been a while.” She was warmly greeted — someone yelled, “Love you!” — and the applause sounded sincere, at least on my TV. At the same time, how many in that very same room, even some who were applauding, have been complicit in all the ugliness that continues to be exhumed? And I don’t mean only those who did business with Mr. Weinstein while knowing or at least guessing the truth about him.

I mean everyone else in that room who has never hired a woman to do anything except look beautiful or prop up the male hero, everyone who never casts Asians or Latinos or African-Americans except as tokens even while (occasionally) publicly fawning over their famous black best friends? I’m very hopeful about some of the righteous activism that has emerged in the wake of the allegations against Mr. Weinstein, and it was a relief not to see him last night. But of course he’s just part of the industry’s larger, systemic problems. And, as we’ve discussed before (repeatedly!), the Oscars are not the movie industry. They are simply its public dolled-up face.

Because I am pretty sure that the biggest night in Hollywood happens during Disney’s annual shareholders’ meeting. That’s where the action is, where the money is, where the power is.