CREATE TABLE "awards_and_nominations" (
  "year" real,
  "award" text,
  "category" text,
  "nominated_work" text,
  "result" text
);

Question: What is the name of the award given for the category Mercury Prize?
SQL: SELECT "award" FROM "awards_and_nominations" WHERE "category"='mercury prize';

Question: How many years has the Mercury Prize award been given?
SQL: SELECT COUNT("year") FROM "awards_and_nominations" WHERE "award"='mercury prize';

Question: For how many years has the Mercury Prize been awarded?
SQL: SELECT COUNT("year") FROM "awards_and_nominations" WHERE "award"='mercury prize';

Question: In what year, prior to 2009, was the Mercury Prize awarded?
SQL: SELECT "result" FROM "awards_and_nominations" WHERE "year"<2009 AND "award"='mercury prize';