Editing Paul Giamatti (section)

=== 2003–2015: Established actor ===
In 2003, Giamatti began to earn critical acclaim after his lead role in the film ''[[American Splendor (film)|American Splendor]]''. In 2004, Giamatti gained mainstream recognition and fame with the independent romantic comedy ''[[Sideways]]''. His portrayal of a depressed writer vacationing in the Santa Barbara wine country garnered him a [[Golden Globe]] nomination and an [[Independent Spirit Award]] and he was named Best Actor in a Leading Role by several significant film critics groups (New York, Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco, Online Film Critics).

Following the commercial success of ''Sideways'', Giamatti appeared in ''[[Cinderella Man]]'', for which he earned an [[Academy Award]] nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was nominated for a [[Golden Globe]] and won the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture]]. In 2006, Giamatti was the lead in [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s ''[[Lady in the Water]]'', a supernatural thriller, followed by the animated film ''[[The Ant Bully (film)|The Ant Bully]]'', and Neil Burger's drama ''[[The Illusionist (2006 film)|The Illusionist]]'' co-starring [[Edward Norton]].

[[File:Paul Giamatti 2010 TIFF.jpg|thumb|upright|Giamatti in 2010]]

Giamatti had his first major role in an action movie in the 2007 film ''[[Shoot 'Em Up (film)|Shoot 'Em Up]]'', while starring in ''[[The Nanny Diaries (film)|The Nanny Diaries]]'' and ''[[Fred Claus]]''. In 2008, Giamatti received an [[Emmy Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/paul-giamatti |title=Paul Giamatti Emmy Award Winner |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=2014-08-03}}</ref> for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]] for his [[John Adams|title performance]] in the 2008 [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[John Adams (miniseries)|John Adams]]'', as well as his first [[Golden Globe Award]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-goldenglobes-television-idUSTRE50B1BW20090112|title="John Adams," "30 Rock" big winners at Golden Globes|date=2009-01-12|work=Reuters|access-date=2017-07-23}}</ref> for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film]], and also earned a [[Screen Actors Guild]] award. Barry Garron of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praised his performance, writing "Giamatti is brilliant as Adams. He is fearless in his portrayal, confident that the character’s all-consuming sacrifices for his fledgling nation will more than compensate for his numerous character flaws".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/john-adams-125959/|title= John Adams|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= March 13, 2008|accessdate= September 11, 2023}}</ref> William Thomas of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' agreed, adding "The acting, especially from Giamatti as the irascible Adams and Laura Linney as his wife Abigail, who steered him clear of vanity...has the tang of authenticity, even when burdened with great gulps of politicking".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/john-adams-review/|title= John Adams review|website= Empire|date= January 29, 2009|accessdate= September 11, 2023}}</ref> That same year, he starred in the independent film ''[[Pretty Bird]]'', which is a fictionalized retelling about the drama behind the invention of a [[Bell Rocket Belt|rocketbelt]].<ref>{{cite web |author=craveonline |url=http://www.craveonline.com/filmtv/articles/04648582/4/paul_giamatti's_good_times.html |title=Paul Giamatti's Good Times |publisher=Craveonline.com |date=2007-09-07 |access-date=2014-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422181726/http://www.craveonline.com/film |archive-date=April 22, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Giamatti received his second [[Golden Globe]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Paul-Giamatti-Wins-Golden-Globe-for-BARNEYS-VERSION-20110116|title=Paul Giamatti Wins Golden Globe for BARNEY'S VERSION|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=2017-07-23|language=en}}</ref> win for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy]] for his role in the 2010 film, ''[[Barney's Version (film)|Barney's Version]]''. ''[[The Associated Press]]'' praised Giamatti, describing it as "pitch perfect", adding, "the picture undoubtedly will draw kudos in its home and native land and likely beyond, buoyed by that virtuoso Giamatti performance".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/barneys-version-film-review-29976/|title= Barney's Version movie review|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= October 14, 2010|accessdate= September 11, 2023}}</ref> Giamatti starred as the lead in the comedy-drama film ''[[Win Win (film)|Win Win]]'', which earned positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/win_win_2011/|access-date=March 12, 2011|website=Rotten Tomatoes|title=Win Win }}</ref> Scott Tobias of ''[[NPR]]'' wrote of his performance, "By now, the Giamatti persona has been well-defined — exasperation and despair, tempered by mordant wit—but the actor's every performance is like a snowflake, and here McCarthy provides him a role that's subtly down-to-earth".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/03/18/134204255/win-win-sad-situations-with-attendant-comedy|title= 'Win Win': Sad Situations, With Comedy Attendant|website= NPR|date= March 17, 2011|accessdate= September 11, 2023|last1= Tobias|first1= Scott}}</ref> The same year he had small roles in ''[[Ironclad (film)|Ironclad]]'', ''[[The Hangover Part II]]'' and ''[[The Ides of March (2011 film)|The Ides of March]]''.
[[File:PaulGiamattiSept2013TIFF.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Giamatti in 2013]]
In 2012, Giamatti became the voiceover actor for [[Liberty Mutual]] insurance commercials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libertymutualgroup.com/omapps/ContentServer?pagename=LMGroup/Views/LMG&ft=3&fid=1138356780859 |title=Liberty Mutual Press Release |publisher=Libertymutualgroup.com |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref> He was the narrator for the [[PBS]] ''[[Nature (TV series)|Nature]]'' episode ''An Original DUCKumentary''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/an-original-duckumentary/full-episode/8068/ |title=Watch An Original DUCKumentary Online &#124; Full Episode &#124; Nature |date=October 18, 2012 |publisher=PBS |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref> Giamatti produced and starred in ''[[John Dies at the End (film)|John Dies at the End]]'', which is based on the book of the same name. He also had roles in the films ''[[Rock of Ages (2012 film)|Rock of Ages]]'' and ''[[Cosmopolis (film)|Cosmopolis]]''.

In 2013, Giamatti returned to his [[alma mater]], [[Yale University]], to perform the [[title role]] in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]'', for which he won rave reviews in a sold-out, [[modern dress]] stage production of the play at the [[Yale Repertory Theatre]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/marshall-fine/onstage-paul-giamatti-in_b_3050973.html |title=Marshall Fine: Onstage: Paul Giamatti in Hamlet |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2013-04-10 |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref> He also had supporting roles in several films, including the animated ''[[Turbo (2013 film)|Turbo]]'' and ''[[The Congress (2013 film)|The Congress]]'', as well as ''[[Parkland (film)|Parkland]]'', ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]'', and the critically acclaimed ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |title=Paul Giamatti, Samuel L. Jackson Join DreamWorks Animation's 'Turbo' (Exclusive) |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paul-giamatti-samuel-l-jackson-turbo-294686 |access-date=February 24, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/saving-mr-banks-paul-giamatti-jason-schwartzman-ruth-wilson |title=ScreenRant |date=July 25, 2012 |publisher=screenrant.com |access-date=26 July 2012}}</ref> In addition, Giamatti played the role of New Yorker Harold Levinson, the brother of Cora, the Countess of Grantham ([[Elizabeth McGovern]]), in the 2013 Christmas special of the [[period drama]], [[ITV Studios]]/[[Carnival Films]] television series, ''[[Downton Abbey]]''.<ref>[http://www.itv.com/downtonabbey/news/paul-giamatti-cast/ ITV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104042042/http://www.itv.com/downtonabbey/news/paul-giamatti-cast/|date=January 4, 2014}}</ref> For his performance he received a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] nomination.

In 2014, Giamatti played villain [[Rhino (character)|The Rhino]] in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paul-giamatti-talks-play-rhino-415899 |title=Paul Giamatti in Talks to Play The Rhino in 'Spider-Man 2' (Exclusive)|date=January 28, 2013|access-date=January 28, 2013|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date=January 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130042047/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paul-giamatti-talks-play-rhino-415899|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2014, Giamatti portrayed psychologist [[Eugene Landy]] in the [[Brian Wilson]] biopic ''[[Love & Mercy (film)|Love & Mercy]]''. In 2015, Giamatti portrayed [[N.W.A]] manager [[Jerry Heller]] in the biographical drama ''[[Straight Outta Compton (2015 film)|Straight Outta Compton]]''. He also played a scientist in the disaster film ''[[San Andreas (film)|San Andreas]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rossetto|first=Tiziana|date=2015-06-04|title=How scientifically accurate is San Andreas? Rock solid or a bit faulty?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2015/jun/04/san-andreas-earthquake-movie-is-it-accurate|access-date=2022-01-13|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>