Although Halle Berry didn’t stroll away with any gold at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, she nonetheless secured a golden second on the prestigious ceremony with the assistance of fellow actor Adrien Brody. And also you gained’t consider how they did it!
Earlier than Brody would go on to win the award for Finest Actor later within the night time, he and Berry may as effectively have taken dwelling the award for Finest Kiss as a consequence of their shock but really apropos second on the crimson carpet. For context, again on the 2003 Oscars when Brody gained for a similar class for his movie “The Pianist,” he planted an impromptu smooch on Berry who simply as shocked within the second because the viewers was.
Now, quick ahead some 20-something years later, Berry lastly obtained her lick again when she discovered Brody on the crimson carpet and planted a kiss on him mid-interview with Entry Hollywood.
“Sorry Georgina,” Berry mentioned to Brody’s associate and clothier Georgina Chapman who was standing beside him. “However I gotta do it.”
Talking to Selection within the moments after the kiss, Berry mentioned she solely recreated the enduring second partially as a result of Chapman had OK’d it beforehand and due to Brody’s huge honor.
“That was one hell of an evening for him, and for me as effectively. To be part of his second… tonight I needed to pay him again,” Berry mentioned. “I’ve seen him out at events, however that is the primary time since that night time that I’ve seen him on the crimson carpet someplace. He’s nominated this 12 months. He deserved that.”
Naturally, as soon as the second started circulating on social media, Black X/Twitter customers couldn’t assist however have some really humorous reactions.
“Halle Berry kissing Adrian Brody in entrance of his spouse is like that episode of Boondocks when Tom misplaced his spouse to Usher… however in reverse,” wrote one person.
“Adrien Brody is the one man on this planet to have kissed each Halle Berry AND Beyoncé. What a life,” mentioned one other, referencing Brody’s function within the 2008 movie “Cadillac Information” by which he and the “Renaissance” starred.
“Halle mentioned she don’t wanna hear about this once more. They’re good,” mentioned one other within the feedback part on Accedd Hollywood’s TikTok video.
Nonetheless there have been some who felt Berry crossed the road.
“She would’ve awoke in heaven,” wrote one person on X/Twitter.
“I get why this was performed however in entrance of his woman is depraved work. After which him holding the kiss. I might be mad,” mentioned one other person on TikTok.