So lets all just pray for me, Giamatti continued.

Everybody get their pizza in a bag, by the way?

I think thatd be a good endorsement.

Paul Giamatti at the Critics Choice Awards

Paul Giamatti at the Critics Choice AwardsKevin Winter / Getty Images

Paul Giamatti for pizza in a bag.

Giamatti pulled the heartstrings when he also thanked his late father.

I want to think about my father tonight who never saw me act professionally, he said.

American Ferrera accepts the SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice Awards

If thats what I do is professional acting.

Im not so sure.

But he was a critic.

He was a literary critic.

And so you couldnt get away with anything but good work with him.

So this would make him really happy.

And that makes me really happy.