While accepting his second best actor Academy Award, Brody gave his longtime partner and her children a shoutout—and a piece of recently chewed gum.

Adrien Brody is being slammed by some Oscars 2025 viewers for taking his gum out of his mouth and throwing it at his girlfriend, Georgina Chapman, just before he got onstage to accept the best actor award.

Brody, 51, took to the stage at Dolby Theatre Sunday night to accept the Best Actor Oscar for his leading role in “The Brutalist.”

Adrien Brody won the best actor statuette at the 97th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2. Also nominated in the category were Timothée Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Ralph Fiennes and Sebastian Stan.

Georgina Chapman is officially Adrien Brody's number one supporter—even if it means watching him smooch another celebrity on the red carpet. Case in point? The 2025 Oscars. The spontaneous encounter came shortly after the couple's arrival at Dolby Theatre: Brody was pulled aside by a red carpet reporter,

Kiss approved. Halle Berry got permission from Adrien Brody’s girlfriend, Georgina Chapman, before recreating their 2003 Oscars kiss at the 2025 Academy Awards. Berry even apologized to the fashion designer before locking lips with Brody, later joking that she’d waited decades for the opportunity to present itself.

Brody, who won Best Actor for "The Brutalist," referenced partner Georgina Chapman and Weinstein's children in his speech: "Thank you for accepting me," he said.

Adrien Brody and Halle Berry recreated their infamous Oscars kiss on the 2025 red carpet, and Brody’s girlfriend had a front row seat.

The 97th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, takes place on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Conan O’Brien is hosting the ceremony, honoring the best in cinema from the past year. Notable presenters include Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Oprah Winfrey, Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone and more.

Adrien Brody was caught throwing something at his girlfriend, Georgina Chapman before taking home the award for Best Actor in Leading Role at the 2025 Oscars. Upon being named the category’s winner at the Sunday,

"The Brutalist" star Adrien Brody arrived at the 97th Academy Awards' red carpet Sunday as a second-time Oscar nominee.

Stars walk the red carpet at the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif.