The Oscar-winning actress planted a surprise smooch on Brody ahead on the red carpet, more than 20 years after he did the same onstage at the Oscars.

Halle Berry delivered a lesson in Hollywood glamour with her 2025 Oscars look. Arriving at Los Angeles’s Dolby Theatre, the star made a mesmerizing appearance at the 97th annual Academy Awards. Her dress looked like a mosaic of fractured mirror pieces that was lined with sparkling silver sequins and sheer black panels at the side.

Halle Berry explained why boyfriend Van Hunt didn't attend the Oscars 2025 ceremony with her in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 2

The Oscars red carpet has come and gone − but not before plenty of gasp-worthy moments. In a puckered-up reunion, best actor nominee Adrien Brody greeted Halle Berry on the red carpet with a deep kiss and a hug.

On the red carpet on Sunday night, Berry surprised Brody with a kiss, recalling one of the most memorable moments in Oscar history.

Oscars, Adrien Brody and Halle Berry recreated their iconic 2003 kiss on the red carpet. Keep reading to find out what The Brutalist actor’s girlfriend Georgina Chapman had to say.

Halle Berry and Adrien Brody recreated their famous awards show kiss on the Oscars 2025 red carpet. The moment comes 22 years after the 2003 Academy Awards, when Brody kissed Berry after his Best Actor win.

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Halle Berry kissed Adrien Brody on the Oscars red carpet Sunday in a hilarious callback to a moment they shared at the 2003 Academy Awards.

Adrien Brody and Halle Berry recreated their controversial 2003 Academy Awards kiss on the 2025 Oscars red carpet on Sunday. Brody, 51, won Best Actor at this year’s Academy Awards for his performance in “The Brutalist,” his second win. However, it was Brody’s first Oscars win that was on the mind of many as Berry, 58, arrived.

Halle Berry playfully "pays back" Adrien Brody with a surprise kiss at the 2025 Oscars, 22 years after their infamous onstage moment.

Oscars, Adrien Brody famously kissed Halle Berry. In 2025, Halle Berry kissed Adrien Brody on the Oscars red carpet as a "surpriseee."