Yes! Ben was such a great character! Ended up being one of my faves. Locke definitely had the most interesting character archs, lol. I personally can't stand Jack. I thought he was a flat, vanilla, two dimensional, bore. Just my opinion.
The second that Michael Emerson uttered the words "My name is Henry Gale. I'm from Minnesota." I fell in love with him :') What a fantastic character and a wonderful actor!
Similar to many actors of his calibre, Emerson spent years doing theater in repertory honing his craft. Yet for all his talent he has retained his humility despite the ego driven culture of Hollywood.
One thing I love about Michael Emerson is that while he is not what most people would consider conventionally handsome (though I find him attractive in his own unique way), he makes up for it by being very charmimg, classy and sophisticated. He is always clean-cut and well dressed, comes across as well-spoken and highly intelligent, and he has terrific manners. It angers me when people call him ugly because he's such a gentleman and that's much more important.
Even as a guy I agree lol. When I was watching the show I was thinking, it’s strange how this guy that only stands 5 foot and seems even smaller commands so much of the screen and attention. He is incredibly charismatic and seems to steal the screen from anyone else he’s in a scene with
I still don't understand why Lost is still hated. It's really rare when tv show still wins emmy after five seasons. Lost was a great show one of the best of american tv show of all time. Everybody is excited today by game of thrones but it's all from a book. Lost was created from point A to Z...and even now since season 5 that GoT is "free" from the books, GoT is less good. Michael Emerson was a great villain in this show with many layers. Benjamin Linus is one of the most iconic villains of tv shows with Tony Soprano or Walter White.
I knew Michael Emerson in the 80's in Jacksonville - that man earned his fame as much as did the Beatles in the Cavern. Best wishes Michael! (Diane, your Hamlet groupie).
Very much so. You knew you were in the presence of greatness. I saw him play Hamlet 16 times. And other thigs, and his acting class.Very intelligent, kind, and stylish person. So happy he found success.@@moretac
He's good on Person of Interest (heck, he's good in anything really), but to me he'll always be Ben Linus, the most twisted character on a show full of them. This was a great speech too, as if we could expect anything else from Michael Emerson.
For me it was Ben, Locke, Jack, Desmond and Sayid. And I loved Hurley but I wouldn't put him on their level. Charlie I liked sometimes but nine times out of ten he walked the fine line of annoying. Swayer ....overrated and given all the free passes by fans. Not a fave of mine. And the girls just were never written that well. Juliet and Sun was the only ones I really really liked and even then not all the time. I would put Richard on the list if he had been a main but... Still like his character. Great actor.
He is one of the most talented character actor, for sure! Especially when you consider how truly normal and sweet he is in his "real" life. I like the guy!
absolutely mad that ben linus was just supposed to be a guest star. He became the first cog in the gigantic wheel that was lost, influencing nearly every characters fate in one way or another
Well, that would be my first comment about an actor ever..Michael, thank you so much for your incredibly breathtaking performance!!! You are one of the most briiliant actors ever!!!
How did Michael Emerson NOT win every year that he was on Lost. For that matter how has he not been nominated for Person Of Interest. He is (IMO) the best actor on televison.
Congrats to Michael's wife, Carrie Preston (who can be seen at 0:33 and 1:20), for winning an Emmy of her own for her guest work on The Good Wife this season!!!
He deserved that so much! I love how terrified he looks when he stands up ; he almost looks to the camera as if to say "Holy crap, I'm gonna crap myself". Bless. :-)
Michael Emerson is an incredible speaker. He deserves to win! :-) I disliked ben when he entered the show but as I watched him perform, my opinion had changed.
Michael so deserves that Emmy! He's a wonderful actor - His Ben Linus is so dark, and then when one see, Michael in an interview and he's so funny and smiling all the time. I'm very happy for him.
Just watched Lost again….binged in a week from beginning to the end…boy how much I missed so many details as we waited a week at a time during the original run…now that all episodes are available and we can watch them back to back…Lost is one of the greatest show of all time….if anyone loved this show at one time, I strongly suggest to watch it again in its entirety…now more than a decade later, I truly appreciate how original and interesting this show truly was…and how well it aged to stand in time even in 2022….I am so glad that I decided to watch Lost again…can’t say the same about GOT
It has an amazing and alluring start and I love the Flashback technique. But so much of the value of the show is in the mystery and I just felt like the mysteries in the end did not pay off sufficiently. Game of Thrones Also doesn't pay off sufficiently but It's not full of mysteries that in the end don't Pan out
Congratulations Michael! I was so geeked when I heard that he had won, he really is the best character, not only on the show, but on television period. He was right, he's living a character actor's dream, and it's his talent that's maknig it a reality.
Long time coming! Congratulations, Michael! How strange it is, you never know at any given moment whether to love or hate Benjamin Linus. What an amazing character both he and the creators made.
Based on the recent episode, Dr Linus, he deserves another one this year. Michael Emerson is an absolutely boon (no Lost pun intended) to the show. In spite of everything Ben Linus has done, I still can't help but root for him and hope things come good for him in the end. He deserves another Emmy this year.
Point of interest was such a great show and he was excellent in it. Looking at the entirety of each show I would actually put point of interest ahead of lost because of lost's Ultimate failure to make good on all the build up
This is so weird! I'm watching Lost now and I was thinking to myself, 'Man that Ben guy is really doing such a good performance...but it feels like a performance everyone will praise him for but won't earn him any recognition...never realized he won an award! Definitely well earned... THE ISLAND DEMANDS IT
Michael Emerson, I congratulate you. for me there is no greater actor than you and y our Ben Linus character. You ARE a winner Sincerely, LOSTeph I LOVE the Ben Linus character, my favorite
His character was so brilliant, and Emerson made him so. I've never witnessed such convincing acting of a character who was so mischievous and guile. He's one of my favorite characters, next to Desmond.
Jacob sent him to that gala, and the island wanted him to win that Emmy.
Yesnoyeswait Jacob tells you to fart🗿💨
Or did the machine want him to?
@@jonathancooper4914 We may never know
Jacob actually hated him, dont you remember the "what about you" line?
Lol 😂😂😂
Personal opinion: best actor from Lost...
its either him or Terry O Quinn as John Locke, both of them had such great chemistry and they're such amazing actors
Matt Josh Throw in Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond and trio of acting perfection
+atseng personally i loved him and locke and richard alpert but how come nobody gives credit to Fox playing jack
Yes! Ben was such a great character! Ended up being one of my faves. Locke definitely had the most interesting character archs, lol. I personally can't stand Jack. I thought he was a flat, vanilla, two dimensional, bore. Just my opinion.
Personally I was very moved by Richard's performances during the flashbacks when he was speaking with an accent.
I still believe that he is Ben Linus pretending to be Micheal Emerson 😂
Lmaooo right
No He's Henry Gale from Minesota
@@stivikotroci4143 you fucking win!
It’s all to protect the island lol
Best comment so far
I love that kind of speech... no stupid words, no stupid jokes, simply to thank and it's done
He's neat
He’s classy
He's a Very Private Person...
He's a concerned 3rd party
I subscribe your words in full
"You just took an award away from everyone else nominated for it!"
"...So?"
DJWeedPizza I was going to like this comment but I saw the number so I paused.
"what's going to happen to the other nominees in this category?"
"who cares?"
"How can you read your award speech?".
"My mother taught me".
@@apseudonym Old comment but it cracked me up haha
Well fucking deserved.
It's 2024 and I am finally watching "LOST" on Netflix. I just adore Michael Emerson.
Not one single um or uh in his speech. Respect.
I think Michael Emerson should have played Willy Wonka in the re-make. He would have been perfect.
OMG YESSS
11 years late to reply to this, but that is some GREAT casting!
This comment is over a decade old but they missed this opportunity TWICE
The second that Michael Emerson uttered the words "My name is Henry Gale. I'm from Minnesota." I fell in love with him :') What a fantastic character and a wonderful actor!
Similar to many actors of his calibre, Emerson spent years doing theater in repertory honing his craft. Yet for all his talent he has retained his humility despite the ego driven culture of Hollywood.
Nah, it was, “You guys got any milk?” That sold me.
@@birthdaybatter815 That line was priceless 😂😂😂
Bad ass speech from a bad ass actor playing a bad ass character on a bad ass show
exactly 😂😍
Meave Zifach with a badass wife lol
Sarah Z
Bit’ch its fucking easy, if you hate him just leave
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Bit’ch its fucking easy, if you hate him just leave
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Bit’ch its fucking easy, if you hate him just leave
One thing I love about Michael Emerson is that while he is not what most people would consider conventionally handsome (though I find him attractive in his own unique way), he makes up for it by being very charmimg, classy and sophisticated. He is always clean-cut and well dressed, comes across as well-spoken and highly intelligent, and he has terrific manners. It angers me when people call him ugly because he's such a gentleman and that's much more important.
I find him attractive in his own way *and* handsome too...☺️
Achei ele foda. Na série lost
Even as a guy I agree lol. When I was watching the show I was thinking, it’s strange how this guy that only stands 5 foot and seems even smaller commands so much of the screen and attention. He is incredibly charismatic and seems to steal the screen from anyone else he’s in a scene with
he looks incredibly humble. kudos to him
Oh my God.
How to kill an award speech in only 40 seconds. Flawless.
Emerson is fantastic.
House OfDNY he comes across as so sweet and gentle, doesn’t he? and he and his wife are just absolutely adorable together.
Michael Emerson is always amazing with articulating things.
he's so classy.
Hi sweeetheart
I still don't understand why Lost is still hated. It's really rare when tv show still wins emmy after five seasons.
Lost was a great show one of the best of american tv show of all time.
Everybody is excited today by game of thrones but it's all from a book. Lost was created from point A to Z...and even now since season 5 that GoT is "free" from the books, GoT is less good.
Michael Emerson was a great villain in this show with many layers. Benjamin Linus is one of the most iconic villains of tv shows with Tony Soprano or Walter White.
who said it was hated
peoples thinking about the last minute of the show and not the entire adventure
idiots misunderstanding the ending, ignore them, Lost was amazing
I'm a huge thrones fan but it can never come close to lost
Because it’s ok Christian for most people! My favorite show and always will be . Fact!!!
Benjamin Linus 🥺❤my personal most favorite character in lost series
He speaks with so much conviction and clarity, while commanding the attention of the room. Benjamin Linus is truly the role of a lifetime.
I knew Michael Emerson in the 80's in Jacksonville - that man earned his fame as much as did the Beatles in the Cavern. Best wishes Michael! (Diane, your Hamlet groupie).
Jacksonville Florida? What was he doing there?
Community theater. What a treat! @@moretac
@@Misses-Hippy Did you guys have a sense that he was going places back then?
Very much so. You knew you were in the presence of greatness. I saw him play Hamlet 16 times. And other thigs, and his acting class.Very intelligent, kind, and stylish person. So happy he found success.@@moretac
"one day I flew to Huwai to do a guest part and four years later it become the role of my lifetime"
great actor!!. Actually, lost had the biggest actors out there
And the most chemistry
How much more humble can a man be....! Seems like a genuinely nice guy
He's good on Person of Interest (heck, he's good in anything really), but to me he'll always be Ben Linus, the most twisted character on a show full of them. This was a great speech too, as if we could expect anything else from Michael Emerson.
My favorite characters on the show were Richard, Ben, and Locke
Add Desmond ,Daniel,swayer and last but not least Mr Eko
Desmond!! And Sayid!
@@hooman6959 mr eko but not jack fuck off
For me it was Ben, Locke, Jack, Desmond and Sayid. And I loved Hurley but I wouldn't put him on their level. Charlie I liked sometimes but nine times out of ten he walked the fine line of annoying. Swayer ....overrated and given all the free passes by fans. Not a fave of mine. And the girls just were never written that well. Juliet and Sun was the only ones I really really liked and even then not all the time.
I would put Richard on the list if he had been a main but... Still like his character. Great actor.
My favs are Richard, Ben, Juliet and Jack
Ben Linus did a great job impersonating this Michael Emerson guy
😂
my most favorite actor in Lost!!
I know him, he is Henry Gale. I'm happy he wins an emmy
He is one of the most talented character actor, for sure! Especially when you consider how truly normal and sweet he is in his "real" life. I like the guy!
This wonderfull actor has STYLE!
+Tino Trevino still scares the shit out of me
+Jay Parikh hahaha
+Jay Parikh watch the tv show person of interest and it wilk make the contrary :-)
Honestly, Ben never scared me.
His wife is actually his mother in the show xD
absolutely mad that ben linus was just supposed to be a guest star. He became the first cog in the gigantic wheel that was lost, influencing nearly every characters fate in one way or another
What a great actor and super sweet man! I love this guy! 😃
He's so humble and calm. Love this man!
So gracious, articulate, humble. And beautiful to see his wife beaming so much! Well deserved.
actually he speaks, moves and act the same way that when he is acting. nice.
WE LOVE YOU FINCH ! :D
we have new number, mr. reese
classy, gentle and spectacular speech.
I just love him and admire him... What a magnificent actor!
He's a hell of an actor, DESERVED!
Well, that would be my first comment about an actor ever..Michael, thank you so much for your incredibly breathtaking performance!!! You are one of the most briiliant actors ever!!!
So many years passed, but Ben, masterfully impersonating Michael Emerson, still looks dangerous.
Dont you mean Henry Gale? 😂😂😂
@@alanfearon1653 well, not yet)
How did Michael Emerson NOT win every year that he was on Lost. For that matter how has he not been nominated for Person Of Interest. He is (IMO) the best actor on televison.
He should've snatched the award greedily and growled, "You're mine!"
Congrats to Michael's wife, Carrie Preston (who can be seen at 0:33 and 1:20), for winning an Emmy of her own for her guest work on The Good Wife this season!!!
Michael Emerson = GOAT
beautiful speech
Short, classy, and sincere. Gotta love it.
Two personal favourite TV characters: Benjamin Linus & Harold Finch.
He deserved that so much! I love how terrified he looks when he stands up ; he almost looks to the camera as if to say "Holy crap, I'm gonna crap myself". Bless. :-)
Benjamin Linus😍😍😍
amazing performance, you could never tell what ben was gonna do next in every scene, gives you the chills.
he sounds like harold with the same vocabulary and everything its amazing
Jacob had his blessing before returning to the island 😁
Michael Emerson is an incredible speaker.
He deserves to win! :-)
I disliked ben when he entered the show but as I watched him perform, my opinion had changed.
Congratulations Finch!
"Michael Emerson you won the emmy, what do you want to say?"
a softly "who the hell cares?"...walks of the stage
MICHAEL EMERSON = GENIUS
Wow! This dude was never acting on Lost, that was just him :-). What an iconic character!
I don't know what I love more, the look on his face or the love on Carrie's face when she is looking at him.
I know this is an old comment but i'm gonna respond anyway.
😍 they are so freaking cute.
I'm so happy for Emerson! What a well deserved honor. He's the best thing that ever happened to LOST.
Michael so deserves that Emmy! He's a wonderful actor - His Ben Linus is so dark, and then when one see, Michael in an interview and he's so funny and smiling all the time. I'm very happy for him.
One of a kind
And eventually he'll win another for Person of Interest.
Hope So
Just watched Lost again….binged in a week from beginning to the end…boy how much I missed so many details as we waited a week at a time during the original run…now that all episodes are available and we can watch them back to back…Lost is one of the greatest show of all time….if anyone loved this show at one time, I strongly suggest to watch it again in its entirety…now more than a decade later, I truly appreciate how original and interesting this show truly was…and how well it aged to stand in time even in 2022….I am so glad that I decided to watch Lost again…can’t say the same about GOT
It has an amazing and alluring start and I love the Flashback technique. But so much of the value of the show is in the mystery and I just felt like the mysteries in the end did not pay off sufficiently. Game of Thrones Also doesn't pay off sufficiently but It's not full of mysteries that in the end don't Pan out
he showed a stunning performance as Ben.
i'm looking forward to seeing more of him in other movies and shows.
i love how calm and soft his voice is
classy speech
Congratulations Michael! I was so geeked when I heard that he had won, he really is the best character, not only on the show, but on television period. He was right, he's living a character actor's dream, and it's his talent that's maknig it a reality.
my all time favourite awards speech, so articulate and humble.
He won for Season 5 of Lost. And Terry O'Quinn/John Lock won for season 3. Two of the best actors from the (kinda forgotten) masterpice-series "Lost".
Hurley , desmond , ben , Faraday my favourite 4
I love Michael emerson. Hes a such a great actor, from my favourite Show lost.
i love michael emerson too😊♥️
agree! he was the best actor in the Show..
Jigsaw should've announced him as the winner!
you mean john locke? lol
No Micheal Emerson was in a saw film
The machine shoulda done it.
Long time coming! Congratulations, Michael!
How strange it is, you never know at any given moment whether to love or hate Benjamin Linus. What an amazing character both he and the creators made.
Michal Emmerson is really good in Evil.
Based on the recent episode, Dr Linus, he deserves another one this year. Michael Emerson is an absolutely boon (no Lost pun intended) to the show. In spite of everything Ben Linus has done, I still can't help but root for him and hope things come good for him in the end. He deserves another Emmy this year.
he deserved it!!! i luv ben linus character
What a fantastic actor and his presence on POI was so damn good too 💯💯
Point of interest was such a great show and he was excellent in it. Looking at the entirety of each show I would actually put point of interest ahead of lost because of lost's Ultimate failure to make good on all the build up
So articulate, level-headed, and sincere. Wow. Skillz!
This is so weird! I'm watching Lost now and I was thinking to myself, 'Man that Ben guy is really doing such a good performance...but it feels like a performance everyone will praise him for but won't earn him any recognition...never realized he won an award! Definitely well earned... THE ISLAND DEMANDS IT
Que actor mas impresionante, es espectacular. No puedo creer que haya ganado solo 1 premio lo largo de sus años en Lost, merecio mucho mas
I'm so happy he won! He is a fantastic actor and LOST fans were blessed to have him join the show.
It should be a crime that he never won anything with the show “Person of Interest”
Happy birthday at michael emerson from italian girl live in rome and i m fan of lost
Thanks for this, LOVE Michael Emerson, awesome actor. Makes Ben Linus one of best characters on tv ever.
I don't care how old or short he is, I would SO do him.
That was so heartfelt. What a classy guy!
Poor thing, he's lost walking at the end! So humble in his acceptance speech.
Benjamin Linus for only taken up for 2-3 episodes.... but he was so good he became a permanent cast...
Wow.. that acceptance speech was a very sensible, thoughtful, succinct and genuine.
He would be the coolest grandpa or dad ever. I just wanna find him and hug him.
🤗
Notice the drunken Gabriel Byrne wandering around the aisle when Michael gets up and then sits down in Michael's seat next to his wife lmao
its the end of days, i tell ye :P
I really like his acting. Easily one of the best in Lost.
so totally deserved it. he absolutely shined this past season. which other season did he win for? season 3?
Well it was about time! He is amazing in that role!
Michael Emerson, I congratulate you. for me there is no greater actor than you and y our Ben Linus character. You ARE a winner
Sincerely,
LOSTeph
I LOVE the Ben Linus character, my favorite
His character was so brilliant, and Emerson made him so. I've never witnessed such convincing acting of a character who was so mischievous and guile. He's one of my favorite characters, next to Desmond.
Amazing actor
So effing classy.