The album was also nominated for Australian Album of the Year at Triple J's inaugural J Award prize in 2005 (but lost out to Wolfmother) and won the inaugural Australian Music Prize, defeating eight other finalists to win the album of the year. Upon winning the latter, Liddiard told Billboard:We’ve done over 100 shows in the last four months and we have some nasty debts.
The album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year at Triple J's inaugural J Award prize in 2005 (but lost to Wolfmother) and won the inaugural Australian Music Prize, defeating eight other finalists. Upon winning, Liddiard stated: "We've played over a hundred shows in the past four months and we have some substantial debts."