Notes on a Scandal was nominated for zero writing awards.
It was nominated for four Academy Awards -- Best Actress , Best Supporting Actress , Best Adapted Screenplay , and Best Original Score .	Best Actress	Academy Award for Best Actress	Best Supporting Actress	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress	Best Adapted Screenplay	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Best Original Score	Academy Award for Best Original Score
It is awarded each year to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source -LRB- usually a novel , play , short story , or TV show but sometimes another film -RRB- .	writer	screenwriter	screenplay adapted	Film adaptation
