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.

At this year’s Academy Awards, Halle could be seen turning to Adrien’s girlfriend of six years, Georgina Chapman, and apologizing before kissing him. Georgina was filmed laughing and clapping as the pair shared their kiss, and now, she’s commented on the moment directly in an interview with Extra.

Halle Berry gets her “payback” for the infamous 2003 Adrien Brody Oscars kiss on the red carpet for the 97th Academy Awards.

Kiss approved. Halle Berry got permission from Adrien Brody’s girlfriend, Georgina Chapman, before recreating their 2003 Oscars kiss at the 2025 Academy Awards. Berry even apologized to the fashion designer before locking lips with Brody, later joking that she’d waited decades for the opportunity to present itself.

Oscars, Adrien Brody famously kissed Halle Berry. In 2025, Halle Berry kissed Adrien Brody on the Oscars red carpet as a "surpriseee."

The "Brutalist" star broke a Guinness World Record after speaking for five minutes and 36 seconds while accepting his award at Sunday's ceremony.

Adrien Brody, who in 2003 became the youngest person to collect a best actor Oscar, broke another record while accepting his second statuette Sunday.

Adrien Brody accepts the Best Actor for "The Brutalist" onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars on March 2, 2025. - Credit: Kevin Winter/ Much like the three-and-a-half hour epic The Brutalist, Adrien Brody’s Oscar-winning speech at the Oscars went on longer than anticipated.