Elisabeth Moss accepts the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for 'The Handmaid's Tale' during the 69th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. Pic/AFP

Celebrities find out about their Emmys nominations in many unique ways, but it seems like actress Elisabeth Moss found about hers in the most inimitable style.

The star of 'The Handmaid's Tale', who arrived at the Red Carpet of 2017 Emmy Awards in a custom Prabal Gurung gown, revealed that she got to know about her Emmy nomination courtesy of a shirtless GIF.

She said, 'I got a text with a GIF of Anthony Rizzo from the Chicago Cubs clapping. I mean, that's always a good thing, Anthony Rizzo with his shirt off. That's always good news.'

The 35-year-old actress, who is nominated for an Emmy in Outstanding Lead actress in a Drama Series, feels that it's exactly the matter that makes it resonate so well with the audience and inspires her fans to share their feelings with its stars.

She explained, 'It inspires them. It's sometimes very dark but they feel they've taken hope from it and that means a lot to me.'