On May 7, Emma Watson received the first award of the night at the MTV Movie & TV Awards – Best Performance in a Motion Picture – for her role as Belle in Beauty and the Beast . But victory has much greater meaning than you might think.

Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesADVERTISEMENTYou may notice that the award is for best ACTOR in a film (not best actress), and that is entirely intentional.MTV / Via gph.isThis is particularly significant because Emma received the award from Asia Kate Dillon, who plays Taylor in Billions , the first-ever non-binary TV character.

Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesHere’s Emma’s super cute speech about this historic award:“First, I think I need to talk about the award itself: the first acting award in history that does not categorize nominees based on gender. And that says a lot about how we perceive the human experience.

The fact that MTV decided to create a co-ed acting award means something different to everyone.But to me it says that being an actor or actress is about your ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and that doesn’t need to be separated into two different categories. Empathy and the ability to use your imagination should have no limits. It means a lot to me, both to win this award and to receive it from your hands, Asia. Thank you for raising me in such an open, patient and loving way.”