Halle Berry got her sweet revenge on Adrien Brody at the 2025 Oscars red carpet.
On Sunday evening (March 2), Berry returned the favor to Brody, 22 years after the actor surprised her with a kiss in that memorable moment from the 2003 ceremony.
A video of their encounter shows Berry walking up and greeting Brody, before giving him a kiss. Everyone nearby erupted in cheers, including Brody’s girlfriend, Georgina Chapman.
“That was one hell of a night for him, and for me as well. To be a part of his moment… tonight I had to pay him back,” Berry told Variety on the red carpet. “I’ve seen him out at parties, but this is the first time since that night that I’ve seen him on the red carpet somewhere. He’s nominated this year. He deserved that.”
Back in 2003, Berry presented Brody with the Best Actor award for The Pianist—his first-ever Oscar win. When Brody accepted the award, he kissed her and said, “I bet they didn’t tell you that was in the gift bag.”
“We live in a very conscious time, which is a wonderful thing,” Brody recently told Variety while reflecting on the kiss. “And nothing that I ever do or have done or would’ve done is ever done with the intention of making anyone feel bad.”
This year, Brody is up for an award for his role as Hungarian-Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor László Tóth in The Brutalist, which has racked up 10 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
Berry remains the only Black actress to have won Best Leading Actress at the prestigious awards show, taking home the trophy for the 2002 film, Monster’s Ball.
