TheBrutalistBest Actor nominee smiled big after their kiss, and the pair hugged it out as onlookers cheered.
(Watch a video of the moment that was more than two decades in the making below.)
“That was one hell of a night for him, and for me as well.
Adrien Brody and Halle Berry kiss on the Oscars red carpet.Credit:The Academy/Instagram
He’s nominated this year.
He deserved that.”
Brodybriefly discussed the controversial kisswhile reflecting on his Oscar win during a 2015 interview withVanity Fair.
Adrien Brody surprises Halle Berry with a kiss at the 2003 Oscars.Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty
“That sure was probably one of the most memorable moments ever,” he said.
“You could say time slowed down.
That was that moment where I really, really felt it slow down.
“That was not planned.
I knew nothing about it,” she said.
“I was like, ‘What the f—’s happening right now?’
That is what was going through my mind.
But I was like, ‘What the f— is going on right now?'”
More recently, Brody looked back at the incident in aninterview withVarietypublished last month.
“We live in a very conscious time, which is a wonderful thing,” he said.
The 97th Academy Awards are airing live on ABC and Hulu.
