Oscar winner Halle Berry introduced again an notorious Oscars memory at this yr’s awards when she bumped into Adrien Brody on the pink carpet.
Halle Berry and Adrien Brody kiss on the pink carpet on the 97th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, March 2, 2025.
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The actress was spotted kissing “The Brutalist” star on the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles — a playful callback to their 2003 Oscars second when Brody shocked Berry with a kiss whereas accepting his greatest actor award for “The Pianist.”
Brody would go on to win his second Oscar at Sunday evening’s ceremony, taking residence the Oscar for greatest actor in a number one position for his starring position in “The Brutalist.”
Brody’s girlfriend, Georgina Chapman, who walked the red carpet with him, watched the second unfold with laughter and applause.
Halle Berry and Adrien Brody kiss on the pink carpet on the 97th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, March 2, 2025.
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Final month, Brody reflected on the unexpected kiss in an interview with Selection, acknowledging how instances have modified.
“We stay in a really acutely aware time, which is a superb factor,” he mentioned, including, “Nothing that I ever do or have completed or would’ve completed is ever completed with the intention of creating anybody really feel dangerous.”
Adrien Brody attends SAG-AFTRA Basis Conversations – Adrien Brody For “The Brutalist,” Jan. 30, 2025, in New York. Adrien Brody surprises presenter Halle Berry with a kiss after he received the Oscar for greatest actor for his work in “The Pianist” on the Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 23, 2003.
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Berry, who has spoken concerning the second earlier than, beforehand admitted she was caught off guard.
In a 2017 interview on “Watch What Occurs Stay with Andy Cohen,” she recalled considering, “What the f— is occurring proper now?” however went together with it, understanding the push of feelings that include profitable an Oscar.
Regardless of the controversy, Berry has proven nothing however help for Brody through the years, even congratulating him on his latest Golden Globe win.
“Congratulations my pal. You might be actually considered one of one!” she commented on considered one of Brody’s Instagram posts in January.
