We speak to director Tomm Moore about Cartoon Saloon’s latest Oscar-nominated film, Wolfwalkers. By Aoife Barry Saturday 24 Apr 2021, 1:00 PM 2 hours ago 7,995 Views 9 Comments With Cartoon Saloon up for an Oscar at tomorrow’s Academy Awards, we revisit our recent interview with director Tomm Moore. GETTING AN OSCAR nomination is a dream of many filmmakers – but to a filmmaker in Ireland, it might seem like something that’s almost impossible to get. And yet, Ireland has had a number of Oscar-nominated films, with the 1990s in particular being a fertile time for the country’s filmmaking. In recent years, director Lenny Abrahamson’s 2015 film Room won the Best Actress award for its star Brie Larson.