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They Had It Coming

The tears! The cheers! The jeers! We pick the 10 best and worst moments of the wartime Academy Awards

By | Mar 21, 2003
Halle Berry, Adrien Brody, ...
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Halle Berry, Adrien Brody, ... | SWEPT AWAY Brody overwhelms Berry with emotion
Image credit: Brody & Berry: John Lazar/LADN/WireImage.com
SWEPT AWAY Brody overwhelms Berry with emotion

Best Spontaneous ReactionNo one was more surprised by ''Pianist'' star Adrien Brody's win than Brody himself, unless it was presenter Halle Berry, recipient of a big smooch from the Best Actor winner. ''I bet they didn't tell you that was in the gift bag,'' he quipped. ''There comes a time in life when everything seems to make sense, and this is not one of those times,'' he added, launching into a lengthy, tearful speech that not even orchestra leader Bill Conti could cut short -- Brody waved him off, Julia Roberts-style. The star of the Holocaust drama ended his speech by hoping for a peaceful resolution to the current war and a quick return home for a friend serving in Kuwait.
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