Country Pakistan | Official website hum.tv/humawards/ | |
Awarded for Best Performance by an Soap Actor in a Leading Role Presented by Hum Television Network and Entertainment Channel First awarded 2013 (for performances in dramas released 2012 TV season) Currently held by Sohail Sameer,
Sartaj Mera To Raj Mera (2016) | ||
The Hum Award for Best Soap Actor is one of the Hum Awards of Merit presented annually by the Hum Television Network and Entertainment Channel (HTNEC). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance of leading role in soap series while working within the television industry. The 1st Hum Awards (for 2012) was held in 2013, Imran Aslam was the first winner of the award for his role in Nikhar Gaye Gulab Sare. Currently, nominees are determined by single transferable vote, within the actors and jury branch of HTNEC; winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Hum. Multiple nominations for an actor in same category but for different work is eligible.
Since its inception, the award has been awarded to four actors, while Danish Taimoor and Imran Aslam tied for most nominations with each two. As of 2015 ceremony, Danish Taimoor and Imran Aslam are the most recent winners in this category for their roles in Hum Tehray Gunahgaar and Susraal Mera respectively.
Winners and nominees
In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees. Following the hum's practice, the dramas below are listed by year of their Pakistan qualifying run, which is usually (but not always) the drama's year of release. As of the first ceremony, four soap actors were nominated for the award. For the first ceremony, the eligibility period spanned full calendar years. For example, the 1st Hum Awards presented on April 28, 2013, to recognized soap actors of dramas that were released between January, 2012, and December, 2012, the period of eligibility is the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31. However, this rule was subjected to change when at third year ceremony two (Sadqay Tumhare and Digest Writer) of seven nominated drama serials were running on TV at the time when nominations were announced.
Date and the award ceremony shows that the 2010 is the period from 2010-2020 (10 years-decade), while the year above winners and nominees shows that the dramas year in which they were telecast, and the figure in bracket shows the ceremony number, for example; an award ceremony is held for the dramas of its previous year.