Halle Berry kisses Adrien Brody at the 2025 Oscars recreating their iconic 2003 kiss when she presented him with the Oscar for best actor.

There’s a whole world of action happening in between commercial breaks, and at the lobby bar in the Dolby Theatre.

From Zoe Saldaña's emotional acceptance speech to Kieran Culkin asking his wife for another child, here are some of the night's biggest scene-stealers.

This year's awards put a handful of new records on the line: "The Brutalist" star Adrien Brody could be the first to go 2-for-2 in the best actor category, while

Grande first delivered a moonlit rendition of “Over the Rainbow,” which Judy Garland famously sang as Dorothy in the movie “The Wizard of Oz.” Erivo then belted her version of “Home” from the 1975 Broadway musical “The Wiz,” a Dorothy number originally performed by Stephanie Mills onstage and by Diana Ross in the 1978 film adaptation.

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The 97th Academy Awards was a star-studded affair inside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Jonathan Ross leading the Oscars 2025 coverage in the UK on ITV

At the 2003 Oscars, Adrien Brody famously (and infamously) swept up presenter Halle Berry and gave her a kiss after winning the best actor award. Twenty-two years later, Berry returned the favor.