# Hum Award for Most Impactful Character

The Hum Award for Most Impactful Character is one of the Hum Awards of Merit presented annually by the Hum Television Network and Entertainment Channel (HTNEC). It is given in an honor of an actor or actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in an impactful character who has significant influence on a story, while working within the Television industry. The award has commonly been referred to as the hum for "Most Impactful Character". 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. This awards is equivalent to the Hum Award for Best Actor Popular, which is given in the ceremony but winners are solely selected by viewers votings. Multiple nominations for an actor in same category but for different work is eligible. Also actresses and actors are jointly nominated in this category.
Since its inception at Second year ceremony, total of three actresses has been awarded. Sakina Samo and Isra Ghazal were tied for the award at 2nd Hum Awards. As of 2024 ceremony, Sania Saeed is the most recent winner of this category for her role in Sang-e-Mah.

## 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 28 April 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 1 January to 31 December. 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.

### 2010s

| Key | Explanation |
| ‡ | Indicates the actor/actress won Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor/Actress |
| † | Indicates actor/actress nominated for a Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor/Actress |
| Year | Actor / Actress | Drama Serial | Role(s) |
| 2014 (2nd) | Sakina Samo | Aseerzadi | Amna |
| 2014 (2nd) | Irsa Ghazal† | Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi | Apee Jee |
| 2014 (2nd) | Sania Saeed | Aseerzadi | Bari Sarkarni |
| 2014 (2nd) | Sohail Ahmad | Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi | Chacha Ghulam Ishaq Malkana |
| 2015 (3rd) | Samiya Mumtaz | Sadqay Tumhare | Rasheeda |
| 2015 (3rd) | Saniya Shamshad | Main Deewani | Hadia |
| 2015 (3rd) | Saba Qamar | Bunty I Love You | Dania |
| 2016 (4th) | Abid Ali | Diyar-e-Dil | Bakhtiyar Khan |
| 2016 (4th) | Iffat Omer | Mohabbat Aag Si | Rukhsana |
| 2016 (4th) | Yumna Zaidi | Jugnoo | Jugnoo |
| 2017 (5th) | Nauman Ijaz | Sang-e-Mar Mar | Gulistan Khan |
| 2017 (5th) | Bushra Ansari | Udaari | Sheedaan |
| 2017 (5th) | Sania Saeed | Sang-e-Mar Mar | Shameem |
| 2017 (5th) | Samiya Mumtaz | Udaari | Sajida Bibi "Sajjo" |
| 2018 (6th) | Qavi Khan | Alif Allah Aur Insaan | Baba Jee |
| 2018 (6th) | Sania Saeed | Sammi | Chandi |
| 2018 (6th) | Imran Ashraf | Alif Allah Aur Insaan | Shamoo |
| 2018 (6th) | Nauman Ijaz | O Rangreza | Khayam Sani |
| 2018 (6th) | Shaz Khan | Yaqeen Ka Safar | Barrister Daniyal Ali Khan |
| 2019 (7th) | Nauman Ijaz ‡ | Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila | Jawad (Joyee) |
| 2019 (7th) | Sakina Samo | Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila | Aapa |
| 2019 (7th) | Nadia Afghan | Suno Chanda | Shahana "Shanno" |
| 2019 (7th) | Hina Dilpazeer | Baandi | Faiza Begum |

### 2020s

| Key | Explanation |
| ‡ | Indicates the actor/actress won Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor/Actress |
| † | Indicates actor/actress nominated for a Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor/Actress |
| Year | Actor / Actress | Drama Serial | Role(s) |
| 2022 (8th) | Sania Saeed | Raqeeb Se | Hajra |
| 2022 (8th) | Yumna Zaidi | Parizaad | Quratulain/Annie |
| 2022 (8th) | Soniya Hussain | Saraab | Hoorain |
| 2022 (8th) | Asad Mumtaz Malik | Parizaad | Guru |
| 2024 (9th) | Sania Saeed | Sang-e-Mah | Zarghuna |
| 2024 (9th) | Sajal Aly | Ishq E Laa | Shanaya Ahmed |
| 2024 (9th) | Yumna Zaidi | Bakhtawar | Bakhtawar |
| 2024 (9th) | Asif Raza Mir | Jhok Sarkar | Peeral |

## Multiple Wins

* Sania Saeed – 2
* Noman Ijaz – 2