When the Golden Globes go virtual on March 1, Cartoon Saloon will once again be a hand-drawn David to the CGI Goliath of a major studio. Wolfwalkers, an animated jewel of a feature by the Irish studio, is one of the contenders, but the favourite is Soul, Pixar's latest box office behemoth. When the Oscar nominations are announced later next month, the same battle lines will be drawn. In a sense it's déjà vu for the Kilkenny-based company. Both times when Cartoon Saloon has been nominated for an Oscar, either Pixar or its parent company, Disney, has walked away with the award, so it's understandable that Wolfwalkers' co-director Tomm Moore says, "I'm not counting chickens. I am glad we've gone from being a complete outsider to being a definite contender, but I think it's going to be a difficult year [to win] because Soul is an incredible movie. With the buzz, there is a chance, but it's not my first rodeo."