SHOW BITS: Actress hailed for 'best speech ever'
Show Bits brings you the 65th annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
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SHORTEST EMMY SPEECH EVER?
The agent remained unthanked. So did the family, and actually everyone else, when Merritt Wever won best supporting actress in a comedy series.
In fact, Wever, of Showtime's "Nurse Jackie," spoke so briefly that we can report the entire thing here: "Thank you so very much," she said. "Um, I gotta go, bye."
Wever said backstage she made a quick exit when she realized she was about to cry. She added she wished she had given a shout out to her show's star, Edie Falco.
Still, her brief words were a hit with the Emmy audience — and the show's host, Neil Patrick Harris.
"Merritt Wever, best speech ever," Harris noted.
Was it the shortest speech of the night, if not Emmy history? The race is on.
— Jocelyn Noveck Twitter http://twitter.com/JocelynNoveckAP
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KEEP THOSE SPEECHES TIGHT
With NFL football threatening to delay the telecast of the Emmy Awards, the show's executive producer comes on stage to show the Nokia Theatre audience a bloody clip from "Game of Thrones."
That, Ken Erlich warns Emmy nominees, is what will happen to the winners if they don't keep their acceptance speeches short.
Fortunately for the long-winded, the game ends just as the show is scheduled to begin.
That leads Erlich to make one additional announcement: The New York Jets won.
— Derrik J. Lang - Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/derrikjlang.
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QUICKQUOTE: SOPHIA VERGARA
"And Kmart collection underwear but you can't see that unless you rip the dress." — Sofia Vergara, describing what she's wearing under her Vera Wang gown.
— Leanne Italie - Twitter http://twitter.com/litalie LeeReporter
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QUICKQUOTE: JULIE BOWEN
"I can breathe but there's a serious lack of carbohydrates to make that happen." — "Modern Family's" Julie Bowen on her form-fitting Zac Posen gown.
— Leanne Italie - Twitter http://twitter.com/litalie LeeReporter
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AVOIDING EMMY HUNGER PAINS
The lobby is packed inside the Nokia Theatre, where attendees such as multiple Emmy winner and "The Amazing Race" executive producer Bertram van Munster are mingling and waiting in line for beer, cocktails and snacks before the big three-hour ceremony.
The cost for a cold one: $9.25.
The celebs who ran the red carpet gauntlet are being funneled through a special side entrance draped from view from everyone else. But that isn't stopping a few lookie-loos from sneaking peeks through parts in the curtain.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please make your way into the theater. The seat fillers are getting restless," a female announcer coos a few minutes ahead of show time.
— Derrik J. Lang - Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/derrikjlang.
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FAN FRIENDLY CELEBS
A selection of stars who waved when fans called their names from the Emmy red carpet bleachers: Tina Fey, LL Cool J, Connie Britton, Matt LeBlanc, Jeff Daniels, Dean Norris, Laura Dern.
— Caryn Rousseau - Twitter http://twitter.com/carynrousseau
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OVERHEARD IN THE EMMY FAN BLEACHERS
"What's his name? 'Dumb and Dumber!'" was the shout that went up in the fan bleachers when Jeff Daniels strolled the Emmy red carpet.
Forget that Daniels is nominated for a best actor in a drama Emmy for "Newsroom." Who can forget that classic film role?
Same for Matt LeBlanc, nominated for an Emmy for the comedy "Episodes."
"Oh my God, 'Friends' is my favorite show," someone shouted as he walked by.
"R.J.! R.J.! You're the best!" was the greeting R.J. Mitte of "Breaking Bad" received.
He waved back.
— Caryn Rousseau - Twitter http://twitter.com/carynrousseau
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EMMY SUPER FAN FAMILY
There's no missing Salpi Bezdjian and her mother among the fans in the Emmy red carpet bleachers.
The pair were decked out in matching T-shirts embroidered with sequins that read "I (heart) Emmys."
The 28-year-old Bezdjian, from Pasadena, was taking in her sixth Emmy red carpet.
She arrived with a purse filled with piles of celebrity snapshots and a marker in hopes that some stars might stop by to sign autographs.
So who is her favorite?
"Ryan Seacrest, Michael J. Fox," she says, starting to count on her fingers, unable to pick just one.
— Caryn Rousseau - Twitter http://twitter.com/carynrousseau
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STARTING THE SHOW WITH A BANG
Crash! Shatter!
The sounds had fans in the Emmy bleachers outside the Nokia Theatre momentarily gasping.
Turns out a tall white glass vase filled with purple flowers had tipped over on an entertainment show's red carpet set.
But no worries. Crew members rushed in to sweep up and bring new flowers.
— Caryn Rousseau - Twitter http://twitter.com/carynrousseau
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EDITOR'S NOTE — Show Bits brings you the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
