The Emmy Awards, the annual celebration of the best in American television, is one of the most prestigious events in the entertainment industry. But did you know that only academy members can vote for the winners? That's right, actors vote for actors, writers for writers, and so on. However, the fans always have their say, and their picks are usually the most fun!

With the ongoing Writer's Guild of America strike, there are concerns that this year's Emmys may not be able to air live on TV or worse, get postponed. As a result, some highly anticipated shows like Stranger Things, The Last of Us, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon & Jimmy Kimmel Live! have been postponed and others even cancelled. However, fans and critics remain optimistic, hoping that the strike will be resolved by September, allowing the awards ceremony to proceed as planned. Fingers crossed!

This fan-generated Emmy Nominations list for 2023 is an exciting way to get a glimpse of what the fans are rooting for and what shows have captured their hearts. Based off of Variety Magazine's "Variety Awards Circuit" section is a comprehensive source of information for all award ceremonies, including the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, and Tonys, It's always interesting to see if the actual nominations align with the fan predictions, and whether any surprises or snubs are in store. The section includes official predictions, interviews with nominees and winners, and behind-the-scenes coverage of the awards season.

While the predictions are not official, they can serve as a good indicator of which shows are currently in the public eye and resonating with audiences. The fan-generated list for the 2023 Emmys is sure to generate excitement and debate among fans of television, and it will be interesting to see which shows ultimately make the cut.And let's be real, we all have our favorites when it comes to Emmy nominations. This year, it's hard to miss the standout names like "Succession," "The White Lotus," and "The Last of Us." With so much talent on display, it's anyone's guess who will take home the big prizes. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the show!

So if you're not up-to-date on your TV shows here is the full list of nominations for each category:

Drama Series:

Better Call Saul (AMC), The Crown (Netflix), House of the Dragon (HBO), The Last of Us (HBO), The Old Man (FX), Succession (HBO), The White Lotus (HBO), Yellowjackets (Showtime).

Comedy Series:

Abbott Elementary (ABC), Barry (HBO), The Bear (FX), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video), Only Murders in the Building (Hulu),
Poker Face (Peacock), Shrinking (Apple TV+), Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Limited Anthology Series:

Black Bird (Apple TV+), Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix), Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video), Fleishman is in Trouble (FX), Love & Death (HBO)

TV Movie:

Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas (NBC), Fire Island (Hulu), Prey (Hulu), Reality (HBO), Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)

Lead Actor (Drama):

Jeff Bridges - The Old Man (FX), Brian Cox - Succession (HBO), Kieran Culkin - Succession (HBO), Diego Luna - Andor (Disney+), Pedro Pascal - The Last of Us (HBO), Jeremy Strong - Succession (HBO)

Lead Actress (Drama):

Sharon Horgan - Bad Sisters (Apple TV+), Melanie Lynskey - Yellowjackets (Showtime), Helen Mirren - 1923 (Paramount+), Bella Ramsey - The Last of Us (HBO), Sarah Snook - Succession (HBO), Imelda Staunton - The Crown (Netflix)

Lead Actor (Comedy):

Bill Hader - Barry (HBO), Steve Martin - Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Jason Segel - Shrinking (Apple TV+), Jason Sudeikis - Ted Lasso (Apple TV+), Jeremy Allen White - The Bear (FX)

Lead Actress (Comedy):

Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video), Quinta Brunson - Abbott Elementary  (ABC), Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere (HBO), Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Natasha Lyonne - Poker Face (Peacock), Jenna Ortega - Wednesday (Netflix)

Lead Actor (Limited Series):

Steve Carell - The Patient (Hulu), Taron Egerton  - Black Bird (Apple TV+), Evan Peters - Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix), Daniel Radcliffe - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel), Michael Shannon - George & Tammy (Showtime), Steven Yeun - Beef (Netflix)

Lead Actress (Limited Series):

Jessica Chastain - George & Tammy (Showtime), Kathryn Hahn - Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu), Riley Keough - Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video), Elizabeth Olsen - Love & Death (HBO), Rachel Weisz - Dead Ringers (Prime Video), Ali Wong - Beef (Netflix)

Guest Actor (Drama):

Murray Bartlett - The Last of Us (HBO), Bryan Cranston - Better Call Saul (AMC), James Cromwell - Succession (HBO), Arian Moayed - Succession (HBO), Nick Offerman - The Last of Us (HBO), Andy Serkis - Andor (Disney+)

Guest Actress (Drama):

Betsy Brandt - Better Call Saul (AMC), Melanie Lynskey - The Last of Us (HBO), Ella Purnell – Yellowjackets (Showtime), Fiona Shaw - Andor   (Disney+), Anna Torv - The Last of Us   (HBO), Harriet Walter - Succession (HBO)

Guest Actor (Comedy):

Jon Bernthal - The Bear (FX), Adrien Brody - Poker Face (Peacock), Nathan Lane, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Steve Martin & Martin Short - Saturday Night Live (NBC), Leslie Odom Jr. - Abbott Elementary (ABC), Pedro Pascal - Saturday Night Live  (NBC)

Guest Actress (Comedy):

Quinta Brunson - Saturday Night Live (NBC), Taraji P. Henson - Abbott Elementary (ABC), Cherry Jones - Poker Face (Peacock), Judith Light - Poker Face   (Peacock), Shirley MacLaine - Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Sarah Niles - Ted Lasso   (Apple TV+)

Supporting Actor (Drama):

F. Murray Abraham - The White Lotus (HBO), Jonathan Banks - Better Call Saul (AMC), Giancarlo Esposito - Better Call Saul (AMC), John Lithgow - The Old Man (FX), Matthew Macfadyen - Succession (HBO), Alan Ruck - Succession (HBO), Alexander Skarsgård - Succession (HBO), Stellan Skarsgård - Andor (Disney+)

Supporting Actress (Drama):

Carol Burnett - Better Call Saul (AMC), Jennifer Coolidge - The White Lotus (HBO), Elizabeth Debicki - The Crown (Netflix), Meghann Fahy - The White Lotus   (HBO), Aubrey Plaza - The White Lotus   (HBO), Christina Ricci - Yellowjackets (Showtime), Rhea Seehorn - Better Call Saul (AMC), J. Smith-Camero - Succession (HBO)

Supporting Actor (Comedy):

Anthony Carrigan - Barry (HBO), Phil Dunster - Ted Lasso   (Apple TV+), Harrison Ford - Shrinking (Apple TV+), Brett Goldstein - Ted Lasso (Apple TV+), Ebon Moss-Bachrach - The Bear (FX), Tony Shalhoub - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel   (Prime Video), Tyler James Williams - Abbott Elementary (ABC), Henry Winkler - Barry (HBO)

Supporting Actress (Comedy):

Alex Borstein - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video), Ayo Edebiri - The Bear (FX), Sarah Goldberg - Barry (HBO), Janelle James - Abbott Elementary (ABC), Sheryl Lee Ralph - Abbott Elementary (ABC), Hannah Waddingham - Ted Lasso   (Apple TV+),Lisa Ann Walter - Abbott Elementary (ABC), Jessica Williams - Shrinking (Apple TV+)

Supporting Actor (Limited/ TV Movie):

Murray Bartlett - Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu), Domhnall Gleeson - The Patient (Hulu), Paul Walter Hauser - Black Bird (Apple TV+), Richard Jenkins - Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix), Ray Liotta - Black Bird (Apple TV+), Jesse Plemons - Love & Death   (HBO)

Supporting Actress (Limited/ TV Movie):

Olivia Colman - Great Expectations (Hulu), Claire Danes - Fleishman is in Trouble (FX), Cherry Jones - Five Days at Memorial (Apple TV+), Niecy Nash-Betts - Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix), Lily Rabe - Love & Death (HBO), Merritt Wever - Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu)

Animated Program:

Big Mouth (Netflix), Bob’s Burgers (Fox), Entergalactic (Netflix), The Simpsons (Fox),  South Park (Comedy Central)

Talk Series:

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS), The Problem With Jon Stewart (Apple TV+)

Scripted Variety Series:

A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO), Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Directing (Drama):

Peter Gould - Better Call Saul (AMC) ‘Saul Gone’, Peter Hoar  - The Last of Us (HBO) ‘Long, Long Time’, Jon Watts - The Old Man (FX) ‘I’, Mark Mylod - Succession (HBO) ‘Connor’s Wedding’, Mike White - The White Lotus (HBO) ‘Arrivederci’, Liz Garbus - Yellowjackets (Showtime) ‘Qui’, Karyn Kusama - Yellowjackets (Showtime) ‘Storytelling’

Directing (Comedy):

Randall Einhorn - Abbott Elementary (ABC) ‘Development Day’, Bill Hader – Barry (HBO) ‘wow’, Christopher Storer – The Bear (FX) ‘System’, Amy Sherman-Palladino – The Matvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video) ‘Four Munites’, Rain Johnson - Poker Face (Peacock) ‘Dead Man’s Hand’, James Ponsoldt -  Shrinking (Apple TV+) ‘Coin Flip’, Matt Lipsey - Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) ‘Sunflowers’,  

Directing (Limited/ TV Movie):

Michaël R. Roskam - Black Bird (Apple TV+) ‘Pilot’, Paris Barclay - Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix) ‘God of Forgiveness, God of Vengeance’,  Nzingha Stewart - Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video) ‘Track 8: Looks Like We Made It’, Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton - Fleishman is in Trouble (FX) ‘Summon Your Witnesses’, Donald Glover - Swarm (Prime Video) ‘Stung’, Eric Appel - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)

Directing (Variety Series):

Bridget Stokes - A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO) ‘TBA Episode’, Paul Pennolino - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) ‘Psychedelic Assisted Therapy’, Alexander J. Vietmeier - Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) ‘TBA Episode, Jim Hoskinson - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) ‘TBA Episode’, Liz Patrick - Saturday Night Live (NBC), Steve Martin and Martin Short/Brandi Carlile  

Writing (Drama):

Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer - Bad Sisters (Apple TV+) ‘The Prick’, Peter Morgan - The Crown (Netflix) ‘Gunpowder’, Peter Gould - Better Call Saul (AMC) ‘Saul Gone’, Craig Mazin - The Last of Us (HBO) ‘Long, Long Time’, Shonda Rhimes - Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix) ‘Crown Jewels ‘, Jesse Armstrong - Succession (HBO) ‘Connor’s Wedding’, Mike White - The White Lotus (HBO) ‘Arrivederci’

Writing (Comedy):

Quinta Brunson - Abbott Elementary (ABC) ‘Development Day’, Christopher Storer - The Bear (FX) ‘System’, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video) ‘Four Minutes’, Rian Johnson - Poker Face (Peacock) ‘Dead Man’s Hand’, Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, Brett Goldstein - Shrinking (Apple TV+) ‘Coin Flip’, Joe Kelly, Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hu - Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) ‘Sunflowers’, Ayo Edebiri, Shana Gohd - What We Do in the Shadows (FX) ‘Private School’ 

Writing (Limited/ TV Series):

Dennis Lehane, Steve Harris - Black Bird   (Apple TV+) ‘WhatsHerName’, Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber - Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video) ‘Track 1: Come and Get It’, Taffy Brodesser-Akner - Fleishman is in Trouble (FX) ‘Summon Your Witness’, David E. Kelley - Love & Death (HBO) ‘Series’, Al Yankovic, Eric Appel - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (The Roku Channel)

Documentary or Non-Fiction Series:

100 Foot Wave (HBO), The 1619 Project (Hulu), Harry & Meghan (Netflix), The Last Movie Stars (CNN), The U.S. and the Holocaust (PBS)

Documentary or Non-Fiction Special:

Call Me Miss Cleo (HBO), Judy Blume Forever (Amazon Prime Video), Katrina Babies (HBO), Pamela: A Love Story (Netflix), Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV+)

Hosted Non-Fiction Series or Special:

Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico (CNN), My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Netflix), Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix), Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN), Vice   (Showtime)

Reality Competition:

The Amazing Race (CBS), The Circle (Netflix), RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1), Top Chef (Bravo), The Voice (NBC)

Host for a Reality or Competition Program:

Queer Eye (Netflix) - Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan Frace, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness

RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) - RuPaul

Shark Tank (ABC) - Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary

Survivor (CBS) - Jeff Probst

Top Chef (Bravo) - Padma Lakshmi

Structured Reality:

Couples Therapy (Showtime), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network), Love is Blind (Netflix), Queer Eye (Netflix), Shark Tank (ABC), We’re Here (HBO)

Short Form (Drama, Comedy or Variety):

Carpool Karaoke (Apple TV+), I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix), Late Night with Seth Meyers CORRECTIONS (YouTube),That’s My Time with David Letterman (Netflix)

Game Show:

Floor is Lava (Netflix), Is It Cake? (Netflix), Let’s Make a Deal (CBS), Jeopardy (ABC), The Price is Right   (CBS)