So Marty should win it even though his film doesn't truly warrant it, isn't that why they have Lifetime achievement awards?
I think the real reviewers vote with their brains rather than their hearts.
Oh please...its the OSCARS. You seriously think its a legitimate awards program? Scorsese doesn't need it to redeem him as America's best living filmmaker.
But, it would be nice for him to win one for once. You have a heart, right?