Will Martin Scorsese help Nightmare Alley's Oscar chances?

I don't think it will improve its Oscar chances but it is sad what happened to that movie - I see it very much like TToM or Last Duel - where much of it is terrific, part of it is not terrific  - all 3 of those movies are pretty flawed too - but it works best when it comes down to the viewer breaking down the components.

It has - for me - at least a legit hour + of greatness in it (the last hour or so), 2 sorta great lead performances - Blanchett on merit should be in for BSA, Cooper starts shaky and gets better once Blanchett comes in -, fantastic production design, cinematography, score and as distinct a directorial approach as any US film this year (not counting PotD etc)

Now I still say this - like TToM - COULD overperform .....but the perception is that NA  is something - people could just "skip" and what Scorsese did was provide a great service to that movie. It's easily in my top 10......and :

That script is great - really great on an adaptation level in the last half - and people are looking right past it - you could teach a class in how to adapt a book based on the 2021 version (which is better than the '47, ftw)