"Overheard 3" won four awards at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Actor for Lau, Best Supporting Actor for Kenneth Tsang, Best Screenplay and Best Film Editing, while also nominated for seven other awards.Boon Chan of "The Straits Times" states "The complicated web of relationships and land dealings plus the high-tech electronic monitoring make Overheard 3 feel overstuffed and underwhelming."