Emmys 2013: Best speech ever ... Merritt Wever

In case you missed it — and it would have been easy to do — Merritt Wever set a new standard for acceptance speeches during the 2013 Emmy Awards. The actress was honoured for her role as Zoey on Showtime’s "Nurse Jackie."

Before the show — (all seemed well): [tweet id="381609398000287744" url="https://twitter.com/SHO_PR/statuses/381609398000287744"]

Fast forward to her Emmy moment. "And the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress is a Comedy Series goes to ...

Merritt Wever.
[tweet id="381951066855583744" url="https://twitter.com/PetieRee/statuses/381951066855583744"]

Her acceptance speech? Twelve words:

In case you missed it (again): ’Thanks so much. Thank you so much! Um, I gotta go, bye.’

... the response to her response:[tweet id="381935561000235009" url="https://twitter.com/JarettSays/statuses/381935561000235009"]

The non-speech was flagged for a couple of unofficial honours: [tweet id="381955887809957888" url="https://twitter.com/Abigale200/statuses/381955887809957888"]

Wever later confided that she thinks acceptance speeches are hard. “I don’t know how to feel yet. ... I have therapy next week.”

The verdict from the stage: [tweet id="381937406368555008" url="https://twitter.com/StuartEmmrichNY/statuses/381937406368555008"]