[2026.04.21] LOUIS KOO COMFORTS UPSET FANS ONLINE BUT BACK TO THE PAST GOES HOME EMPTY HANDED

Juno Mak is interested in releasing the 5.5 hour version of SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT and plans to make a spin-off

Jessica Hsuan, Louis Koo and Sonija Kwok sit through the entire night and look dull

Jennifer Yu and Fish Liew now both have reached the Best Actress level

Feanna Wong and Wong Yau Nam pokes fun at Tommy Chu for being moved to tears
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Louis Koo comforts fans as there is no need to be upset, winning an award or not is very trivial. He promises to continue to make good movies

Louis Koo, Jessica Hsuan and Sonija Kwok sat all night

Tony Leung Ka Fai video chats with his family after winning the award

Carlos Chan (left) and his wife Shiga Lin (right) congratulates Fish Liew (center) on her Best Actress award at the celebration

Michelle Wai is happy to win Best Supporting Actress and kisses her husband at the celebration

Wong Yau Nam is happy for Feanna Wong winning the award again after 11 years

When Feanna Wong wins, Tommy Chu is caught crying and cracking up the entire audience

Elizabeth Tang says that she has not thought about getting a raise after the award. She says that her salary is not high, enough to pay rent and live on
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The "44th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony" came to a successful conclusion the night before. The award-winning films CIAO, UFO (JOI GEIN UFO), GIRL, GIRLFRIEND (NUI HAI BUT PING FAN) and PEG O' MY HEART (SHOOK MUNG) held a joint celebration. Best Supporting Actress Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Best New Performer Elizabeth Tang To and Best Original Film Song performer Feanna Wong Suk Man attended the celebration with Wong Yau Nam, JJ Jia, etc. Wai Sze Nga and her husband arrived at the scene, and the media immediately asked them to kiss for a photo. After "kissing" twice, she smiled sweetly and said, "It's like a wedding!" Wong Suk Man said that receiving the award from Eason Chan Yik Shun and Stephen Fung Tak Lun was already the highest honor, and said with a smile that she would be so excited that she would not be able to sleep.

After winning Best Actress with the film THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) last year, Wai Sze Nga won the "Best Supporting Actress" for CIAO, UFO this year. She even won the "Best Dressed Award". She admitted that she did not expect to win the "Best Dress Award". She said with a smile that her hard work on her glutes was not in vain, and now she can pig out with peace of mind. "I trained my pat pat but it was worth it, for the dress I trained for the whole week. It is very sore and hurts a lot, but the training isn't wasted. I won't keep training. I am done after the award. I am just going to eat and not exercise anymore."

However she was the happiest about winning the "Best Supporting Actress", especially this year's event would engrave the name on the award backstage. She even nailed the name plate with her own hands. She joked, "After getting the award I went backstage and put it on on the spot. I saw how much fun and so meaningful it was, so I asked to put it on myself. It seems like I have a part in making a trophy."

CIAO, UFO swept five awards. She could not help but get teary eyed when she saw so many friends win awards, especially winners from the same film because she has already seen everyone's hard work years go. She was proud as a member of the team, but she also felt sorry for Wong Yau Nam for not winning the "Best Supporting Actor". The two hugged and encouraged each other on the spot. As for how her husband would celebrate her privately, Wai Sze Nga said that she was already very happy to have a simple meal or watch a movie at home. She also looked forward to her husband's surprises. "We all want to travel too, anywhere is fine."

Wong Yau Nam admitted that he was a little disappointed by the defeat, but he would convert it into motivation and hoped to challenge for higher achievements in the future. He praised the award winner Alex To Tak Wai as well-deserved, said with a smile that he has regarded Wai Sze Nga as his goal and was determined to win the Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor in the future.

Wong Suk Man won the "Best Original Film Song" with the theme song WAH FU NO. 1 of CIAO, UFO. Yau Nam was moved to tears in the audience, knowing that she won the award again after 11 years. However he did not want to be like Tommy Chu Pak Hong and cried, so he held back. He and Wong Suk Man joked that Chu Pak Hong was such a crybaby. Chu Pak Hong explained because he has known the song's composer Tsui Chin Hung since the age of 18, and he was very touched to see him win the award.

Wong Yau Nam's manager spent 7 years communicating with the investors of CIAO, UFO, and it was not released until this year. Yau Nam has attended over 100 audience appreciation screenings for the film and hoped that after the film won the award even more viewers would be able to watch it.

Wong Suk Man laughed and said that after being nominated, she would practice her thank-you speech every week in the shower, but her brain was blank when she went on stage. She originally wanted to express that she was on the Hong Kong Film Awards podium for the first time at the age of 14 with the song from SHE REMEMBERS, HE FORGETS (NAT YUT TIN NGOR MOON WUI FEI), and it was really an honor to be on stage again at the age of 25 this year. "The craziest thing is that Chan Yik Shun and Fung Tak Lun presented the award to me. I think it is the highest honor for any singer to receive a music award from their hands, so I probably won't be able to sleep. I hope to return to the Hong Kong Film Awards as an actor in the future."

Winning the "Best New Performer" for GIRLFRIENDS, Tang To said that she was confident of winning the award but she never thought of winning the "Best Supporting Actress". Thus she was also happy for Wai Sze Nga. Would she want to adjust her salary after winning the award? She laughed and said that her salary was already very low, but she has already started to live on enough to pay rent. "I am sure what is the normal salary in the business, now I have enough to live on and pay rent." She revealed that she has just completed a new film with Anson Kong Yip Sun and would also participate in a series. Winning an award at her first Hong Kong Film Award, she was happy to meet elders like Nina Paw Hee Ching and Yuen Wah. She stated that if she would have the opportunity she would like to work with them and try action scenes. "I really like to watch KUNG FU HUSTLE (GONG FU). When I see film characters I really like appear in front of me I am very happy. My flexibility is decent, for me to learn kung fu I would be OK. I hope to have a chance to work with him (Yuen Wah) in a fight scene."

This year's Hong Kong Film Awards could be described as quite "flammable", as the results of the competition have caused heated discussions. SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT (FUNG LUM FOR SHAN) swept 8 awards, avenging the second-generation wealthy Juno Mak Chun Lung who spent HK$ 400 million on filming and has always been accused of "burning money". As for Louis Koo Tin Lok's BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) that had 11 nominations but ended with a goose egg, many online cried about the injustice. Seeing the turbulent crowd, he personally went online to "put out the fire"!

The 44th Hong Kong Film Awards ended successfully the night before, and both the production and results of the program caused heated discussions. The biggest focus was on the big winner, the Mak Chun Lung directed SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT. The film cost HK$ 400 million, took 8 years to produce, and won a total of 8 awards at the awards ceremony including "Best Supporting Actor", "Best Costume and Makeup Design" and "Best Art Direction". Since Juno's debut, he has been accused from time to time of obtaining a lot of publicity resources because of his father's strong financial resources. He has been accused of spending money like crazy on the filming of SONS. Now that the movie shone at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Juno could be proud. Juno's wealthy family background has been speculated, as some asked online who was richer between him and another "second generation wealthy" Tyson Yoshi (TY)? TY replied, "None of your X business!" As for Juno, he did not participate in the "discussion". However he posted a message on social networks to express his acceptance thoughts, "Ten years, heartfelt thanks. Credit to the team."

Actually SONS has a 5.5-hour version that has been rarely mentioned. When Juno was interviewed the night before, perhaps due to good results for the film, he mentioned that he has seen the above version. Would there be a chance for its release? He stated, "Let's talk about it later, there will always be a chance." He also revealed that a spin-off might be a possibility. In addition, Juno and his mixed heritage girlfriend of more than 10 years Janine Tai went to the event together and also caused heated discussions.

Another highlight of the awards ceremony the night before was the Louis Koo Tin Lok and Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen) starred movie BACK TO THE PAST, which had a total of 11 nominations. Before the race when asked about celebration they did a play of words. "No award we will be steaming, with award we will be celebrating." BACK ended up with a "goose egg", a large number of people online felt sorry for the entire team. They supported the film for having word of mouth galore but ended up being also ran. Koo Tin Lok led the team to the event but ended up sitting dully all night. "Why would BACK TO THE PAST not get a single award? For a production that span 25 years, very thoughtfully got the original cast back and overcame tens of thousands of obstacles, I thought it would have a major award no matter what......super tragic, they sat and wasted one night." Some even used foul language to blast the results as unfair. In view of the turbulent public sentiment, Koo Tin Lok personally replied to the message to "put out the fire" on social networks. "Wait a minute, everyone don't need to be so excited! In fact, winning an award or not is really trivial! The most important thing is that you like and support it! We will continue to do our best to make good movies!" Goo Jai did not seem to be disappointed, instead comforted fans in turn.

In addition, the film SONS was expected to launch an extended version. THE SHADOW'S EDGE (BO FUNG JUI YING), the movie that won Tony Leung Ka Fai's 5th Best Actor trophy, also announced that it will be re- released in Hong Kong. Leung Ka Fai still could not hide his excitement when he was interviewed backstage the night before, hugging the trophy and kissing it wildly. He said that this time he was in the same mood as before, and being nominated or winning an award was very meaningful to his acting career. He cried when he thanked his wife on stage. He joked, "I did it for my wife's sake, the whole family is watching me on the live broadcast at home. My family called me like crazy after winning the award." What role would he want to challenge? He said that he has never pursued the role. "As an actor, I only hope that the performance will surprise the audience and the director will have fantasies. This is not an expectation, but a professional attitude as an actor." Later he video chatted with his family and his daughters posted videos and photos on social platforms, "Forever our Best Actor!" They said that they were proud of their father.

The fresh out of the oven actress Fish Liew Chi Yu did not calm down from her excitement backstage at the awards ceremony the night before, laughing and shouting, and kissing the trophy wildly. She made fun of herself for being embarrassing during an interview. She revealed that she took sedative drugs before going on stage, but she still could not stay calm after going on stage. She was so excited that her whole body went numb. Even if she prepared a "cheat sheet", she still missed some people in her speech including the boss Louis Koo Tin Lok. She said, "Yes, I'm thanking them now! However I did thanked the company." When asked about the fact that she even forgot to thank her boyfriend "Siuyea" Lo Chun Yip. She said, "My brain was broken! I heard someone in the audience shouting Siuyea then I woke up like I was dreaming!"

Fish has reached the throne of the actress, and the happiest had to be her Best Actress best friend Jennifer Yu Heung Ying. Because the two have known each other for a long time, from newcomers to both now being Best Actresses they have been supporting each other for many years. Yu Heung Ying watched the live broadcast the night before to support her good sister and excitedly posted on social networks, "Liew Chi Yu! I'm so happy! I'm so glad that the whole world knows how good you are, Liew Chi Yu is a treasure, a treasure that radiates, congratulations to my fish. Clare (Yu Heung Ying's daughter): Godmother Fish is so great! Me: Mom has a great friend."

At the after party, co-star Carlos Chan Ka Lok and his wife Shiga Lin congratulated Liew Chi Yu. Liew Chi Yu expressed that the award belonged to the entire team, very grateful for everything this film has brought her. She played a cerebral palsy patient and thanked the 4 friends with cerebral palsy for providing their suggestions before the shoot.