Complex sentence: In 1984 they received the Brit Award for technical excellence, they have been recognised at the Q Awards and Gary Kemp's songwriting has been honoured by the Ivor Novello Awards.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1984 they received the Brit Award for technical excellence. Since then they have been recognised at the Q Awards and Gary Kemp's songwriting has been honoured by the Ivor Novello Awards.