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| Hum Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current:9th Hum Awards | |
 Hum Award Statuette | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in television, film and music achievements |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Presented by | Hum Network Limited |
| First award | 2013 |
| Website | www |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Hum TV |
Hum Awards are annual Pakistani accolades bestowed by theHum Network Limited in recognition of excellence in programming of television, fashion and music industry of Pakistan. Winners are awarded the Hum Award of Merit. The awards were first presented in 2013.
The venues for most of the Hum Award ceremonies held in Pakistan were Expo Centres of bothKarachi andLahore, Pakistan. The3rd Hum Awards ceremony took place on 9 April 2015, atDubai World Trade Centre,Dubai,UAE, and will be televised after a month.[1]
| Ceremony | Date | Time | Best Drama winner | Best Drama Popular winner | Length of ceremony | Number of viewers | Rating | Host(s) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Hum Awards | 12 March 2013 | 8:00 p.m. | Shehr-e-Zaat | -- | 2 hours, 30 minutes | 5 Million | 4.4 | Mahira Khan Mikaal Zulfiqar | Expo Center,Karachi |
| 2nd Hum Awards | 29 March 2014 | Zindagi Gulzar Hai | 2 hours, 45 minutes | 7.8 Million | 6.5 | Mikaal Zulfiqar Sanam Saeed | |||
| 3rd Hum Awards | 9 April 2015 | 7:30 p.m. | Bunty I Love You | Sadqay Tumhare | 2 hours, 30 minutes | -- | -- | Sanam Jung Hamza Ali Abbasi | Dubai World Trade Center Dubai, UAE |
| 4th Hum Awards | 23 April 2016 | 7:30 p.m. | Diyar-e-Dil | 3 hours, 15 minutes | -- | -- | Sanam Jung Hamza Ali Abbasi Ayesha Khan | Expo Center,Karachi | |
| 5th Hum Awards | 29 April 2017 | 7:30 p.m. | Udaari | 3 hours, 21 minutes | -- | -- | Mikaal Zulfiqar Nadia Khan Hareem Farooq | Lahore | |
| 6th Hum Awards | 28 July 2018 | 7:30 p.m. | Alif Allah Aur Insaan | Yaqeen Ka Safar | 3 hours, 21 minutes | -- | -- | Ahmed Ali Butt Bushra Ansari Ali Rehman Khan Yasir Hussain | Bahawalpur |
Following is the listing of Hum Awards Merit categories since2013.
As of2nd ceremony, criteria of awards has been changed by management, Television Category has been split into two portions one isViewers Choice Category and other isJury's Choice Category. Infirst ceremony Viewers and Jury both were awarded but didn't mention visibly and awarded. As ofthird-year ceremony Best Onscreen Couple Popular awards is not awarded also its discontinuation is yet be confirmed.
At3rd Hum Awards, Best Music band and Best Solo Artist were not awarded, however, a new category called Best Music Single was introduced. Also similar to the TV categories, the discontinuation of music band and solo artist category is yet to be confirmed.
Aftersecond year ceremony, neither the Best Designer Menswear nor Best Designer Womenswear awards were presented. Also their discontinuation is yet to be confirmed.
The Special Hum Awards are voted on by special committees, rather than by the Hum membership as a whole. They are not always presented on a consistent annual basis. Following is the listing of Hum Awards Special categories since2012.
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