Awesome enough for Hong Kong actor

Neo Yau Hawk-sau may have lost the Golden Horse Awards best actor trophy to the mainland's Zhang Zhiyong - but the Hongkonger was pumped up nevertheless.

That's because Yau was told he received the second-highest number of votes, according to the film festival's executive committee head Wen Tien-hsiang.

Judges, who took seven hours to decide on the list of winners, complimented Yau's acting in the The Way We Talk, saying it was complete and motivating and thought the 34-year-old actor was full of potential.

"Wow! I received the second-highest number of votes! It's super awesome," Yau said on his social media account.

Hong Kong actress Chung Suet-ying who was awarded best actress for the same movie, which revolved on the deaf community, beating Taiwanese actress Sylvia Chang.

The judges complimented Chung's performance for the layered interpretation of the character's mood changes.

Zhang won for the black-and-white gay drama Bel Ami.