# Hum Award for Best Actress

The Hum Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Hum Television Network and Entertainment Channel (HTNEC). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the Television industry. The 1st Hum Awards (for 2012) was held in 2013 with Mahira Khan winning the award, who was honored for her role in Shehr-e-Zaat. The award has commonly been referred to as the hum for Best Actress Jury or Best Drama Actress Jury. 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 Actress Popular, which is given in the ceremony but winners are only selected by viewers voting's. Multiple nominations for an actress in same category but for different work is eligible.
Since its inception the award has been given to three actresses, while Saba Qamar was nominated five times on three occasions more than any actress. As of the 7th Hum Awards, Yumna Zaidi is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila.

## 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, total of Eight (actually seven, actress Saba Qamar nominated twice) Actresses were nominated for the award. For the following years, five to six actors will be 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 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. 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.
| Key | Explanation |
| ‡ | Indicates the actor won Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress |
| † | Indicates the actor was nominated for Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress |
| Year | Actress - Jury | Drama Serial | Role(s) |
| 2012 (1st) | Mahira Khan | Shehr-e-Zaat | Falak Sherafghan |
| 2012 (1st) | Mehwish Hayat † | Mere Qatil Mere Dildar | Maham |
| 2012 (1st) | Saba Qamar | Yahan Pyar Nahin Hai | Haleema |
| 2012 (1st) | Saba Qamar † | Maat | Saman |
| 2012 (1st) | Sanam Baloch | Roshan Sitara | Roshan Ara / Sitara |
| 2012 (1st) | Aamina Sheikh | Maat | Aiman |
| 2012 (1st) | Sania Saeed | Zard Mausam | Mehrun Nisa |
| 2012 (1st) | Savera Nadeem | Bari Aapa | Zubeida |
| 2013 (2nd) | Sania Saeed | Aseerzadi | Bari Sarkari |
| 2013 (2nd) | Samina Peerzada † | Rehaai | Yamim |
| 2013 (2nd) | Yumna Zaidi | Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se | Kiran |
| 2013 (2nd) | Sanam Saeed ‡ | Zindagi Gulzar Hai | Kashaf |
| 2013 (2nd) | Saba Qamar | Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi | Gul-e-Rana |
| 2013 (2nd) | Sanam Baloch | Kankar | Kiran |
| 2013 (2nd) | Sanam Jung | Dil-e-Muztar | Silah |
| 2014 (3rd) | Saba Qamar | Bunty I Love You | Dania |
| 2014 (3rd) | Mahira Khan † | Sadqay Tumhare | Rukhsana / Shano |
| 2014 (3rd) | Saba Qamar | Digest Writer | Fareeda / Rashk-e-Hina |
| 2014 (3rd) | Sanam Jung | Muhabbat Subha Ka Sitara Hai | Romaisa |
| 2014 (3rd) | Ayesha Khan | Mehram | Iqra |
| 2014 (3rd) | Ayeza Khan | Mere Meherbaan | Haya |
| 2014 (3rd) | Maya Ali | Shanakht | Qurrat-ul-Ain / Annie |
| 2015 (4th) | Iffat Rahim † | Mohabbat Aag Si | Rukhsana |
| 2015 (4th) | Maya Ali † | Diyar-e-Dil | Faarah |
| 2015 (4th) | Saba Qamar | Sangat | Aisha/Aashi |
| 2015 (4th) | Sanam Jung | Alvida | Haya |
| 2015 (4th) | Yumna Zaidi | Jugnoo | Jugnoo |
| 2015 (4th) | Naveen Waqar | Mol | Emaan |
| 2016 (5th) | Sajal Ali † | Gul-e-Rana | Gul-e-Rana |
| 2016 (5th) | Maya Ali ‡ | Mann Mayal | Manahil |
| 2016 (5th) | Urwa Hocane | Udaari | Meeran |
| 2016 (5th) | Iqra Aziz | Choti Si Zindagi | Ameena |
| 2016 (5th) | Mahira Khan | Bin Roye | Saba |
| 2016 (5th) | Aamina Sheikh | Pakeeza | Pakeeza |
| 2017 (6th) | Sajal Ali † | O Rangreza | Sassi |
| 2017 (6th) | Ushna Shah | Alif Allah Aur Insaan | Raani |
| 2017 (6th) | Sajal Ali † | Yaqeen Ka Safar | Zubia |
| 2017 (6th) | Kubra Khan | Alif Allah Aur Insaan | Nazneen |
| 2017 (6th) | Mawra Hocane | Sammi | Sammi |
| 2017 (6th) | Armeena Rana Khan | Daldal | Hira |
| 2018 (7th) | Yumna Zaidi | Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila | Sila |
| 2018 (7th) | Iqra Aziz ‡‡ (won both viewers' and critics' award) | Suno Chanda | Arjiya |
| 2018 (7th) | Iqra Aziz | Tabeer | Tabeer |
| 2018 (7th) | Aiman Khan | Ishq Tamasha | Mirha |
| 2018 (7th) | Aiman Khan | Baandi | Meeru |
| 2018 (7th) | Sarah Khan | Belapur Ki Dayan | Hira |

### 2020s

| Key | Explanation |
| ‡ | Indicates the actor won Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress (Critics' Choice) |
| † | Indicates the actor was nominated for Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress (Critics' Choice) |
| Key | Explanation |
| ‡ | Indicates the winning actor |
| Year | Actor - Jury | Drama Serial | Role(s) |
| 2021 (8th) | Iqra Aziz † | Raqeeb Se | Armeena |
| 2021 (8th) | Aiza Khan | Chupke Chupke | Faaz Ibrahim |
| 2021 (8th) | Mahira Khan † | Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay | Mehreen Mansoor |
| 2021 (8th) | Hadiqa Kiani † | Raqeeb Se | Sakina |
| 2021 (8th) | Sarah Khan | Raqs-e-Bismil | Zohra |
| 2021 (8th) | Ushna Shah | Aakhir Kab Tak | Noor |
| 2021 (8th) | Mawra Hocane | Qissa Meherbano Ka | Meherbano |
| 2021 (8th) | Zara Noor Abbas | Phaans | Zeba |

## Multiple Wins

* Sajal Ali – 2
* Yumna Zaidi - 2