As always, the 2025 Oscars was full of major Hollywood moments. But this year, one of the most jaw-dropping moments happened before the ceremony even started. Academy award-winning actress Halle Berry planted an unexpected steamy kiss on Academy award-winning actor Adrien Brody, commemorating their 2003 viral moment. Here’s everything to know about the moment everyone’s talking about.
What Sparked the Adrien Brody and Halle Berry Kiss
In 2003, after winning his first Oscar for “The Pianist,” Brody pulled in Berry, who had presented him with the award, for an unexpected kiss. At the time, people responded to the gesture with much criticism, finding the moment to be a bulldozing of boundaries. Both Brody and Berry dispelled the chatter, speaking to the innocence of the gesture and the rush of winning your first Oscar.
Fast forward to 2025 and not much has changed. Brody took home another Oscar for his role in “The Brutalist” and locked lips with Berry. This time, however, she initiated it. Excusing his girlfriend Georgina Chapman, who watched the moment unfold with laughter and applause, Berry swept in and landed a spicy kiss on Brody’s lips while doing a red carpet interview.
Over two decades after he kissed her at the same event and it has still set the media ablaze. Many are debating about whether or not it was another breach of boundaries or if Berry was getting back at Brody. Whatever the case may be, the two have publicly praised each other over the years and seem to have cultivated a genuine friendship.
Are Halle Berry and Adrien Brody Dating?
While this moment could understandably spark dating rumors, both Berry and Brody are happily in committed relationships. Brody has been dating Georgina Chapman since 2020, even thanking her during his acceptance speech.
“I share this with my amazing partner Georgina, who has not only reinvigorated my own self-worth but my sense of value and my values and her beautiful children, Dash and India,” he said.
Chapman seemingly had no problem with the lip lock, knowing all is fair in show business. Chapman, a former actor and model, was previously married to film producer Harvey Weinstein. Once more than 80 women accused him of sexual assault, she announced she was leaving him.
“My heart breaks for all the women who have suffered tremendous pain because of these unforgivable actions. I have chosen to leave my husband. Caring for my young children is my first priority and I ask the media for privacy at this time,” she said in a statement.
Their divorce was finalized in 2021.
In the meantime, Berry is in a relationship with singer Van Hunt. The two first met in 2020, initially bonding virtually during quarantine. She and the Grammy-winning artist are now madly in love, constantly sharing each other on social media and speaking to the depth of their connection. After four years, she continues to gush about manifesting her “dream partner.” While Hunt hasn’t publicly shared a reaction to the Brody kiss, one may presume he took it as well as Chapman did.