It’s a callback to when he dipped her into an unexpected kiss after Brody won best actor over two decades ago.

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 exacted her revenge on Adrien Brody on the 2025 Oscars red carpet. On Sunday evening (March 2), Berry returned a kiss to Brody, 22 years after the actor did the same to her in an infamous moment from the 2003 ceremony.

Adrien Brody entered Oscars infamy in 2003, when he pulled Halle Berry into an impromptu kiss onstage.On the Oscars red carpet on Sunday, Halle Berry had her revenge.In jest, of course.