 In 2003, they won the New Group of the Year award at the 2003 East Coast Music Awards.The members were each individually nominated for a Gemini Award in the same year in the category of Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series for their performances at the 2003 East Coast Music Awards.In 2004, the Cottars released their second CD, "On Fire", for which they won the Best Roots/Traditional Album award at the 2005 East Coast Music Awards.