But it was all downhill from there, with Ansari complaining he had to travel from London to America to receive a "f***ing British award".
"I'd met this lovely woman there, we were having a great time in London, drinking flat whites, eating shepherd pies, riding the tube ... and who comes in and ruins my amazing British experience? The f***ing Baftas."
Ansari said he tried to receive his award via a video link, but organisers wouldn't let him.
He went on to complain about award show food, the process of preparing for award ceremonies, and being forced to watch tribute reels about yourself.
"(It's) the most awkward thing in the world," he declared. "You get mad about the bits they've picked, you imagine people who haven't seen your shit being like, 'Really, this guy?!'"
Crowd members, including John Lithgow, Dick Van Dyke and Kate Mara, appeared shocked at first, but quickly began laughing at Ansari's antics.
Ansari finished his rant by saying his complaints were just a comedy routine.
"All that stuff is just jokes, this is really a very nice thing," he said.