Oscars 2025: Halle Berry and Adrien Brody recreate infamous kiss

By Mar 3, 2025 0

Halle Berry brought back an infamous Oscars moment from 2003. The actress ran into Adrien Brody at the red carpet and recreated their kiss. She was clicked kissing The Brutalist actor at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

For those unaware, while accepting his Best Actor award for The Pianist, Brody had surprised Berry with a kiss. While the moment is etched onto the minds of movie lovers, Berry had previously admitted to being caught off guard. During an interview in 2017, Berry opened up about the kiss. She said that she was initially thinking “What the f*** is happening right now?” but went ahead with it. She said that Brody had a rush of emotions pent up, while winning an Oscar.

However, when asked about the unexpected kiss at a later date, Brody had mentioned that he did not want to make Berry feel bad. “We live in a very conscious time, which is a wonderful thing… Nothing that I ever do or have done or would’ve done is ever done with the intention of making anyone feel bad,” he said.

However, the recent red-carpet kiss from Halle unfolded a series of laughter and applause. While the attendees cheered, the two actors embraced each other and put up the happiest of faces while recreating the moment.

Adrien Brody went on to win his second Oscar at Sunday night‘s ceremony, taking home the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for his starring role in The Brutalist. Anora took home the award for Best Picture, while Mikey Madison was awarded the Best Actress. Latvian film Flow won the Best Animated Feature award, and Sean Baker took home the Best Director award for Anora.