 This hugely successful film won a multitude of international awards.The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film  at the 53rd Academy Awards.It won the award for Best Film Under Three Minutes at the 1980 Ottawa International Animation Festival, the Short Film Golden Bear at the 1981 Berlin Film Festival, a Golden Reel Award from the Canada Council's inaugural Canadian Short Films Showcase, and the American Film and Video Festival's Blue Ribbon Award.