Gottwald's work has been recognized with various music industry awards. "Billboard" named him one of the top performing producers of the 2000s. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awarded him Producer and Songwriter of the Year honors from 2009 to 2011. At the 53rd Grammy Awards, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, and Perry's "Teenage Dream" was nominated for Album of the Year.