Screenplay
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air (6)
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer(4)
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds (3.5);
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man (2)
Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, Fantastic Mr. Fox (2)
Bunch of Guys, In the Loop
(1)
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker (0.5)
Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious, Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (0.5)
Pete Docter, Up (0.5)
In most critics' groups, this is one award; the Academy acknowledges original screenplay and adaptation. Breaking it down that way, you get (500) Days of Summer leading for original script, followed by Tarantino and the Coen brothers; and Up in the Air way ahead in the adaptation slot, with Fantastic Mr. Fox the only plausible challenger. I know what you're thinking: Writers — who cares? But you ought to give me credit for adding up all those half points.