You’re not going to believe this but the competition for “Best Picture” at the Academy Awards will be decided for the first time this year in a Instant Runoff election no unlike the one that has plagued Aspen no end. “So what’s the big deal?” blogs the Con Man. “In Aspen, Colorado, where I hover—home to an IRV election in 2008—the new system of ranking voters has left an election still fundamentally flawed and unresolved, with lawsuits from citizens and city officials determined to defend themselves till the final credits against all charges. Litigation about the Aspen Mayoral and City Council elections is still looming as we speak….. Trust me, this is the first year that the penguins from PriceWaterhouseCoopers are guaranteed to earn their money. Before, the winner—the one with the most votes—simply won. Now there’s the possibility of gaming the system.