{"id":2070474,"date":"2025-10-05T15:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T15:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2070474"},"modified":"2025-10-05T15:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T15:43:07","slug":"jane-lynch-shares-which-of-her-emmy-wins-was-kind-of-a-celebrity-gimme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jane-lynch-shares-which-of-her-emmy-wins-was-kind-of-a-celebrity-gimme\/","title":{"rendered":"Jane Lynch shares which of her Emmy wins was &#8216;kind of a celebrity gimme&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jane-lynch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jane Lynch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jane Lynch<\/a> has multiple Emmys, but she recently shared which one she felt was given to her due to her celebrity status.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/see-first-look-at-glee-reunion-on-celebrity-weakest-link-11791618\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Celebrity Weakest Link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Celebrity Weakest Link<\/a> host discussed her career on Melissa Rivers&#8217; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/jane-lynch-is-not-the-weakest-link\/id1480914661?i=1000728579210\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Group Text;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Group Text<\/a> podcast. Rivers asked the actress which of her Emmys she was most proud of \u2014\u00a0and which one she thought she didn&#8217;t deserve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Regarding the latter, Lynch chose her win for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series in 2017. She received the award for her role as Olivia Vanderstein in the web series Dropping the Soap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know that I didn&#8217;t deserve it, but I think I got it because I was one of the only celebrities in these shorts,&#8221; Lynch said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/jennifer-coolidge-jane-lynch-best-in-show-reunion-glaad-media-awards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Best in Show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Best in Show<\/a> star said that she was grateful for the win because it directed more people to watch the shorts. However, she speculated that Emmy voters likely skipped over some series because there were no celebrities in them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I felt good about my work, but I think it was one of those things that it was kind of a celebrity gimme,&#8221; Lynch said of the win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Tubi Jane Lynch in 'Dropping the Soap'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Q9m9yERsbmMFkpr0dJp4kg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/dc654393c55a246d9bfd19907119c70d\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Tubi<\/p>\n<p> Jane Lynch in &#8216;Dropping the Soap&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Sign up for\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ew-tv-inline-offer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly&#8217;s<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ew-tv-inline-offer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u00a0free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her most meaningful Emmy win, on the other hand, was her first award for her role as Sue Sylvester on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/glee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Glee;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Glee<\/a>. She played the cutthroat cheer coach for all six seasons of the show, which ran from 2009 to 2015. Lynch won in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category in 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She said she was happy to win for &#8220;that show, that part that I loved so much.&#8221; Lynch has also won two Emmys as the host of Hollywood Game Night and for a guest role on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Listen to the full episode of Melissa Rivers&#8217; Group Text podcast with Jane Lynch below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jane-lynch-shares-which-of-her-emmy-wins-was-kind-of-a-celebrity-gimme-11820773\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jane Lynch has multiple Emmys, but she recently shared which one she felt was given to her due to her celebrity status. 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