‘I can party my arse off’: Logie nominee Carrie Bickmore plans to let her hair down at awards bash

Channel Ten star Carrie Bickmore is so confident she won’t win back-to-back gongs that she is planning to enjoy the occasion on May 8.

Carrie Bickmore Chanel Tens The Project during the arrivals for Logies Nominations held at Club 23 at Crown Casino on Sunday 3rd April, 2016. Picture: Mark Dadswell

CARRIE Bickmore has vowed to let her hair down at this year’s Logie Awards, doubting her chances of picking up the much coveted Gold statuette for a second year running.

“I don’t think someone has won a back to back (Gold Logie) in about 10 years, which is an incredibly relieving feeling because that means I can party my arse off this year,” Bickmore told The Daily Telegraph.

The Channel Ten presenter is one of several TV stars vying for the Gold Logie at this year’s awards that will be held in Melbourne on May 8.

Also up for Gold is Bickmore’s The Project co-host Waleed Ally, actor Essie Davis, Family Feud game show host Grant Denyer, veteran SBS news anchor Lee Lin Chin and The Block’s Scott Cam.

Carrie Bickmore donned a blue beanie in memory of her late husband when she collected last year’s award.

Bickmore, 35, is also up for Most Popular Presenter, an award she won last year as well as Gold.

Her tear jerking emotional speech after winning Gold at last year’s event was one of the most memorable moments in the award ceremonies history.

In her speech, Bickmore donned a blue beenie to raise awareness of her late husband’s battle with brain cancer that started the Beanies for Brain Cancer movement for the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation.

“It was such a nerve-racking thing to do but it feels like it was just yesterday,” said Bickmore. “I still don’t think I’ve had a chance to reflect on the fact it happened so for it to roll around again, I’m not ready to hand over the baton yet.”

As for whether or not the beanie will get another run up the red carpet, she said: “I think the beanie had its night. It can drop off now. It is not Logies night material and it is looking a bit ragged.”

Key Nominee Categories

Most Outstanding Actor

• Alex Dimitriades — The Principal, SBS

• Hugh Dancy — Deadline Gallipoli, Foxtel/Showcase

• Malcolm Kennard — Catching Milat, Seven

• Patrick Brammall — Glitch, ABC

• Sam Neill — House Of Hancock, Nine

Most Outstanding Actress

• Deborah Mailman — Redfern Now: Promise Me, ABC

• Essie Davis — Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, ABC

• Mandy McElhinney — House Of Hancock, Nine

• Pamela Rabe — Wentworth, Foxtel/SoHo

• Sarah Snook (Anna Ivin, The Beautiful Lie, ABC)

Most Outstanding Supporting Actor

• Dan Wyllie — No Activity, Stan

• David Berry — A Place To Call Home, Foxtel/SoHo

• Ryan Corr — Banished, Foxtel/BBC First

• Tim Minchin — No Activity, Stan

• Tim Minchin — The Secret River, ABC

Most Outstanding Drama Series

• 800 Words — Seven

• A Place To Call Home — Foxtel/SoHo)

• Glitch — ABC

• Love Child — Nine

• Wentworth — Foxtel/Soho

Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie

• Deadline Gallipoli — Foxtel/Showcase

• House Of Hancock — Nine

• Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door — Seven

• The Beautiful Lie — ABC

• The Secret River — ABC

Most Outstanding Entertainment Program

• Gruen — ABC

• Have You Been Paying Attention? — Ten

• The Voice — Nine

• The Weekly With Charlie Pickering — ABC

• The X Factor Australia — Seven

Most Outstanding Children’s Program

• Bottersnikes & Gumbles — Seven

• Bushwacked! — ABC3

• Little Lunch — ABC3

• Play Along With Sam — Foxtel/Nick Jr.

• Ready For This — ABC3