Not too brutal.
“Brutalist” star Adrien Brody not solely took residence his second finest actor win on the 2025 Oscars — he additionally acquired a kiss from Halle Berry.
The actress, 58, recreated their controversial Academy Awards PDA from 22 years in the past on the 2003 ceremony. On Sunday evening, Berry snuck up on Brody and his girlfriend, Georgina Chapman, on the pink carpet exterior the Dolby Theater in LA.
“I’m sorry, Georgina, but I gotta do it,” she mentioned. “I had to pay him back. You know I did.”
Chapman, 48, appeared shocked, however she was in on the gag.
Berry clarified that she did it “only because Georgina said I could.”
“Twenty-one years I’ve been waiting to get him on a red carpet and slap one on,” she teased.
Brody, 51, and Chapman’s romance was confirmed in Feb. 2020. Berry, in the meantime, started relationship boyfriend Van Hunt the identical yr.
“I mean how can you deny a man a kiss with Halle Berry?” Chapman advised Additional on Sunday evening.
As for Brody’s response, Chapman joked: “He was more than fine [with it].”
Brody famously kissed Berry in 2003 as he accepted his Oscar for Roman Polanski’s “The Pianist.” She introduced him with the golden statue as she gained finest actress the yr prior for her function in “Monster’s Ball.” She grew to become the primary black actress to take residence that trophy.
On Sunday evening, Brody gained his second finest actor, beating out Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”), Timothée Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown”), Sebastian Stan (“The Apprentice”) and Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”).
As soon as Brody took the stage, he briefly circled to throw his used gum to Chapman earlier than he gave his acceptance speech.
“One thing that I’ve gained, having the privilege to come back here — is to have some perspective. No matter where you are in your career, no matter what you’ve accomplished, it can all go away. And I think what makes this night most special is the awareness of that,” Brody mentioned partly. “It is a chance to begin again. And the opportunity to hopefully be fortunate enough that for the next 20 years of my life, I can prove that I am worthy of such meaningful, important and relevant roles.”
He went on to present a shout-out to Chapman and her “beautiful” youngsters, whom she shares with ex-husband Harvey Weinstein.
“I share this with my amazing partner Georgia, who has not only reinvigorated my own self-worth, but my sense of value, and my values. And her beautiful children, Dash and India. I know this has been a rollercoaster, but thank you for accepting me into your life. Popsy is coming home a winner,” he went on.
When the music performed for him to wrap up his speech, Brody refused to depart the stage.
He quipped: “This is not my first rodeo.”
Afterward, he was later noticed hugging Chalamet, 29 — who was stiff competitors for Brody all award season. The “Wonka” actor beforehand took residence the perfect actor win for his portrayal of Bob Dylan on the SAG Awards.
