Notes on a Scandal was nominated for zero writing awards.
The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards , the most prominent film awards in the United States . It is awarded each year to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source ( usually a novel , play , short story , or TV show but sometimes another film ) . Notes on a Scandal (film) . It was nominated for four Academy Awards -- Best Actress , Best Supporting Actress , Best Adapted Screenplay , and Best Original Score .