It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance of leading role in soap series while working within the television industry.
As of 2016 ceremony, Resham is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Ishq Ibadat.
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.