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.
As of 2024 ceremony, Sania Saeed is the most recent winner of this category for her role in Sang-e-Mah.
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.