Adrien Brody and Halle Berry recreate their Oscars kiss at last night’s event

Last night’s Oscars went off without a hitch. No real controversies plagued the 2025 Academy Awards, thanks in part to the “tight ship” that host Conan O’Brien ran. However, for movie fans, there were still plenty of surprises. Anora came out as a big winner, and even though it did have a lot of hype around it, the competition it faced was no picnic. One of the biggest wins of the night went to Adrian Brody as he won his second Best Actor award for his performance in The Brutalist. Twenty-two years ago, Brody would win the award for The Pianist, and as he took to the stage, he gave presenter Halle Berry an unprompted, passionate kiss that attracted some controversy.

Fast-forward to last night. Brody took to the stage again to accept his award. No Halle Berry this time, but Brody gives a lengthy, emotional speech (even denying the band playing him off at one point). However, Variety reports that Berry would still get her smooch as she caught up with Brody during an interview with Access Hollywood prior to the ceremony. As Brody conversed with Access Hollywood‘s Mario Lopez, Berry walked up to Brody and paid him back for blindsiding her back in 2003.

@accesshollywood HALLE BERRY KISSED ADRIEN BRODY AT THE #OSCARS !!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL Read More