Editing Paul Giamatti (section)

=== Since 2016 ===
[[File:Paul Giamatti 2024 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Giamatti in 2024]]

From 2016 to 2023, Giamatti played a lead role in the Showtime series ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'', portraying the [[U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York]]. The show, debuting in 2016, is loosely based on a real event.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's Office Gets Hollywood Treatment in Showtime Series|url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/manhattan-u-s-attorney-preet-bhararas-office-gets-hollywood-treatment-in-showtime-series-1451947972|newspaper = Wall Street Journal|access-date = April 11, 2016|issn = 0099-9660|first = Erica|last = Orden}}</ref> For the role he received a nomination for the [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series]]. In 2016, Giamatti began appearing in commercials for [[Prism TV]], the IPTV service owned by [[CenturyLink]]; the spots are the first-ever on-camera TV commercial appearances for Giamatti.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gianatasio|first1=David|title=Ad of the Day: Paul Giamatti Battles a Family of Movie Buffs in His First Ads Ever|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-paul-giamatti-battles-family-movie-buffs-his-first-ads-ever-169933|website=www.adweek.com|publisher=Adweek|access-date=8 May 2016|date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> In 2022, Giamatti appeared as [[Ebenezer Scrooge|Scrooge]] and [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]] in [[Verizon]] commercials.<ref>{{cite web | last=Kemp | first=Audrey | title=US Ad of the Day: Paul Giamatti and Cecily Strong spread holiday cheer with Verizon | website=The Drum | date=November 15, 2022 | url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/11/15/us-ad-the-day-paul-giamatti-and-cecily-strong-spread-holiday-cheer-with-verizon | access-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref> He served as an executive producer of the [[WGN America]] series ''[[Outsiders (American TV series)|Outsiders]]'' (2016–2017). He also lent his voice to ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'', ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' and ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]''.

In 2018, he starred in the [[Tamara Jenkins]] directed film ''[[Private Life (2018 film)|Private Life]]'', acting alongside [[Kathryn Hahn]]. The film, distributed by [[Netflix]], received positive reviews. Alissa Wilkinson of ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]'' praised the performances of the two leads, writing "Hahn and Giamatti bring their characteristic warmth-with-an-edge to their characters, and as their relationship unpacks itself onscreen, it feels authentic and lived-in".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/1/26/16912914/private-life-review-netflix-tamara-jenkins-kathryn-hahn-paul-giamatti|title= Private Life is a terrific, heartbreaking look at a marriage through the lens of infertility|website= Vox|date= January 26, 2018|accessdate= September 11, 2023}}</ref> That same year he acted in [[Reed Morano]]'s [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] romance drama ''[[I Think We're Alone Now (film)|I Think We're Alone Now]]'' and portrayed [[Samuel Goudsmit]] in the war film ''[[The Catcher Was a Spy (film)|The Catcher Was a Spy]]''. He returned to film in 2021, acting in the action thriller ''[[Gunpowder Milkshake]]'' and the family adventure film ''[[Jungle Cruise (film)|Jungle Cruise]]''.

He reunited with [[Alexander Payne]] in the [[coming-of-age]] film ''[[The Holdovers]]'' (2023), which premiered at the [[Telluride Film Festival]]. The film, distributed by [[Focus Features]], received positive reviews, with critics praising Giamatti's performance as a curmudgeonly teacher. Pete Hammond of ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' declared, "Giamatti, who so memorably starred in Payne’s 2004 ''[[Sideways (film)|Sideways]]'', has never been better", adding "this is perfect casting for Giamatti."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2023/09/the-holdovers-review-alexander-payne-paul-giamatti-family-telluride-film-festival-1235534101/|title= 'The Holdovers' Review: Alexander Payne & Paul Giamatti Make Movie Magic Again In Wry And Funny Comedy About Finding Family – Telluride Film Festival|website= Deadline Hollywood|date= September 2023|accessdate= September 11, 2023}}</ref> For his performance in ''The Holdovers'', Giamatti received an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] nomination and won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/paul-giamatti-golden-globe-best-actor-musical-comedy-1235862976/|title= Paul Giamatti Dedicates 'The Holdovers' Golden Globe Win to Teachers: 'They Do a Good Thing. It's a Tough Job.' |website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= January 7, 2024|accessdate= January 8, 2024}}</ref> and the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/01/paul-giamatti-joke-acceptance-speech-critics-choice-awards-1235791476/|title= Paul Giamatti Jokes About 'Going Viral' For Eating In-N-Out In Acceptance Speech At Critics Choice Awards |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= January 14, 2024|accessdate= January 16, 2024}}</ref>

In 2024 it was announced that Giamatti would star in a TV series based on the [[Hostel (film series)|''Hostel'' film series]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=2024-06-04 |title='Hostel' TV Series Starring Paul Giamatti in the Works (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hostel-tv-show-paul-giamatti-1235914723/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>