This year’s MTV Movie Awards nominees for Female Performance were packed with tenacious ladies who didn’t take any shit from anyone. But none commanded victory more than Charlize Theron's badass extraordinaire Imperator Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road.

When Theron accepted her coveted Golden Popcorn trophy at Saturday night's Movie Awards, she reminded everyone why Furiosa was such a formidable force worthy of gold. "On behalf of all the Furiosas out there, you are all the true warriors," she told the crowd, giving a special tribute to her "own little Furiosa," her baby daughter.

Theron capped her speech with an inspiring plea to "create your own destiny," kicking off the Movie Awards on a madly motivating note. 💪

Check out Charlize and all of this year's winners celebrating: