The Hum Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role is one of the Hum Awards of Merit presented annually by the Pakistani Hum Television Network and Entertainment Channel (HTNEC). It is given in honor of an actor or actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a negative or villainous role while working within the Television industry. The of 2nd Hum Awards (for 2013) was held in 2014 with Noman Ejaz winning the award, who was honored for his role in Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi.The award has commonly been referred to as the hum for Best Actor in a Negative Role. Currently, nominees are determined by single transferable vote, within the actors and jury branch of HTNEC; while winners are selected by viewers voting. 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 in 2014 the award has been given to two actors, Uzma Gillani became the oldest nominee of this category. As of 2024 ceremony, Syed Jibran is the most recent winner of this category for his role in Neem.
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 subject to change when at the 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.[citation needed]
The date and the award ceremony show that 2010 is the period from 2010 to 2020, while the year above winners and nominees shows 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.
