Emmys 2013: Is This the Best Awards-Acceptance Speech Ever?

The first Emmy winner of the night may have set some kind of new record

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The first Emmy Award given out at this evening’s ceremony — Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series — went to Merritt Wever for her role on Showtime’s Nurse Jackie.

Her win was a surprise (the category contained favorites like 30 Rock’s Jane Krakowski and Big Bang Theory’s Mayim Bialik), but not as much of a surprise as her acceptance speech.

And, in the spirit of her words, we’ll leave it at that.

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