Halle Berry 'gets revenge' on Adrien Brody at Oscars after waiting 22 years

Over the years, it's clear the Oscars has seen a number of dramatic and sometimes pretty controversial moments.

From the Oscars 'curse' selfie back in 2014 to Angelina Jolie smooching her own brother in 2000 and, of course, the infamous Will Smith slap in 2022 - it's clear the Academy Awards always come with a high dose of theatrics.

And the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday (2 March) was clearly no different after seeing Halle Berry finally 'get revenge' on Adrien Brody on the red carpet after waiting 22 years.

Now, for some context, the whole saga started over two decades ago back in 2003.

During that ceremony, Berry presented Brody with the Best Actor accolade for his performance in The Pianist, making him the youngest ever actor to receive the gong.

However, when Brody took to the stage to accept the award, he embraced Berry before kissing her and joking: "I bet they didn’t tell you that was in the gift bag."

The surprise smooch, alongside Berry's seriously stunned reaction, went on to make headlines around the globe.

The impromptu kiss came one year after Berry's own Best Actress victory with her revisiting the ordeal back in 2017 where she told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live: "I was there the year before and I know the feeling of being out of your body, I just f**king went with it. "But I was like, 'What the f**k is going on right now?'"

Brody, whose film The Brutalist was up for a staggering 10 Academy Awards this year, received criticism for the kiss and recently addressed the situation in February of this year,

"We live in a very conscious time, which is a wonderful thing," he told Variety. "And nothing that I ever do or have done or would’ve done is ever done with the intention of making anyone feel bad."

Flash-forward 22 years and it's clear that while there appears to be no bad blood between the two Hollywood A-listers, Berry hasn't forgotten about it as she finally got her 'payback'.

The pair met on the red carpet during last night's ceremony where Berry looked at Brody's girlfriend, Georgina Chapman, before telling her: "I'm sorry, Georgina, but I got to do it."

She then smooched Brody on the lips as the crowd erupted into a cheer before the pair smiled and shared a warm embrace as Brody kissed Berry on the cheek. Have a look at the moment below:

"I'm so sorry, I had to do that," Berry told Chapman who seemingly took the stunt in good spirits as she smiled on.

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Speaking to Variety after her 'payback' kiss, Berry addressed the 2003 incident, saying: "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," she explained. "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."

Oscars 2025 results

Best supporting actor

Yura Borisov - Anora

Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain - WINNER

Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce - The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice

Best animated feature

Flow - WINNER

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

Best costume design

Wicked - WINNER

Nosferatu

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Gladiator II

Best original screenplay

Anora - Sean Baker - WINNER

The Brutalist - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold

A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg

September 5 - Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David

The Substance - Coralie Fargeat

Best adapted screenplay

A Complete Unknown - Jay Cocks and James Mangold

Conclave - Peter Straughan - WINNER

Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard

Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes

Sing Sing - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

Best make-up and hairstyling

A Different Man

Emilia Pérez

Nosferatu

The Substance - WINNER

Wicked

Best film editing

Anora - WINNER

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

Best supporting actress

Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown

Ariana Grande - Wicked

Felicity Jones - The Brutalist

Isabella Rossellini - Conclave

Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez - WINNER

Best production design

Wicked - WINNER

The Brutalist

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Conclave

Best original song

'Never Too Late' - Elton John: Never Too Late

'El Mal' - Emilia Pérez - WINNER

'Mi Camino' - Emilia Pérez

'Like A Bird' - Sing Sing

'The Journey' - The Six Triple Eight

Best sound

A Complete Unknown

Dune: Part Two - WINNER

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best visual effects

Alien: Romulus

Better Man

Dune: Part Two - WINNER

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked

Best cinematography

The Brutalist - WINNER

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Maria

Nosferatu

Best original score

The Brutalist - WINNER

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best international feature

I'm Still Here - Brazil - WINNER

The Girl with the Needle - Denmark

Emilia Pérez - France

The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany

Flow - Latvia

Best actor

Adrien Brody - The Brutalist - WINNER

Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown

Colman Domingo - Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes - Conclave

Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice

Best director

Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez

Sean Baker - Anora - WINNER

Brady Corbet - The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat - The Substance

James Mangold - A Complete Unknown

Best actress

Cynthia Erivo - Wicked

Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez

Mikey Madison - Anora - WINNER

Demi Moore - The Substance

Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here

Best picture

Anora - WINNER

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

I'm Still Here

Nickel Boys

The Substance

Wicked