Halle Berry And Adrien Brody Hilariously Recreated That Infamous Moment From The 2003 Academy Awards
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Twenty-two years ago, at the 2003 Academy Awards, Adrien unsuspectingly kissed Halle.
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After winning Best Actor for The Pianist, he landed a massive kiss on Halle, and everybody was shocked.
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During his acceptance speech, Adrien joked, “I bet they didn’t tell you that was in the gift bag.” Halle appeared pretty shocked.
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The moment was “not planned,” as Halle stated on a 2017 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, and Adrien received backlash over the years for the moment. “I was like, ‘What the fuck is happening right now?’ That is what was going through my mind,” she said.
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Well, Adrien was back at the 2025 Academy Awards, nominated for Best Actor for his role in The Brutalist.
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Halle is back at the Oscars as a presenter for this year’s show.
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The pair had a brief run-in on the red carpet, and what Halle did next was the perfect payback for that unplanned moment 22 years ago.
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Halle crashed Adrien’s interview and planted a huge kiss on him in front of everybody.
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Everyone got a kick out of it, including Adrien’s girlfriend, Georgina Chapman.
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Here are both unsuspecting kisses side-by-side for comparison:
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Halle posted another angle of the video on her social media along with the caption, “Surpriseee @adrienbrody!! I had to get some payback 
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