beginning 2009, lynch appeared on the fox show "glee". she won glowing reviews for her role as the aggressive cheerleading coach sue sylvester. mary mcnamara of the la times wrote, "lynch alone makes glee worth watching." before her work with "glee", she was a series regular on the starz comedy "party down". though the series was renewed for a second season, lynch would not be returning because of her work on "glee". on december 15, 2009, lynch received a golden globe nomination for best supporting actress in a series, miniseries, or television movie for her role on "glee". she lost to chloë sevigny. the series itself also received nominations in three other categories. on august 29, 2010, lynch won the primetime emmy award for outstanding supporting actress - comedy series.