Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2008.0 | MOJO Awards | Breakthrough Artist | Themselves | Won |
| 2008.0 | Mercury Prize | Mercury Prize | The Age of the Understatement | Shortlisted |
| 2008.0 | Q Awards | Best New Act | Themselves | Won |
| 2009.0 | 2009 BRIT Awards | British Breakthrough | Themselves | Nominated |
| 2009.0 | NME Awards | Best British Band | Themselves | Nominated |
| 2009.0 | NME Awards | Best Track | 'The Age of the Understatement' | Nominated |
| 2009.0 | NME Awards | Best Video | 'My Mistakes Were Made For You' | Won |
Question:
For how many years has the Mercury Prize been awarded?
Answer:
1.0