Oscar
Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to:
People
- Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms.
- Oscar (Irish mythology), legendary figure, son of Oisín and grandson of Finn mac Cumhall
Places
United States
- Oscar, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
- Oscar, Louisiana, an unincorporated community
- Oscar, Missouri, an unincorporated community
- Oscar, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community
- Oscar, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
- Oscar, Texas, an unincorporated community
- Oscar, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Lake Oscar (disambiguation)
- Oscar Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, a civil township
Animals
- Oscar (bionic cat), a cat that had implants after losing both hind paws
- Oscar (bull), #16, (d. 1983) a ProRodeo Hall of Fame bucking bull
- Oscar (fish), Astronotus ocellatus
- Oscar (therapy cat), cat purported to predict the deaths of hospice patients
- Oscar, a nickname for Beast of Busco, a North American cryptid turtle
- Oscar, a nickname for Unsinkable Sam, a World War II ship's cat
Arts, entertainment, and media
- Oscars, another name for the Academy Awards, and the awarded statue, an Oscar
Characters
- Oscar, a character in the video game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Oscar, the main character fish from the animated film Shark Tale
- Oscar, a main character fish from the animated television series Fish Hooks
- Oscar, an infant character in the film Ghostbusters II
- Oscar, a page in Verdi's opera Un ballo in maschera
- Oscar the Grouch, a Muppet on Sesame Street
- Old Oscar, a character in Jay Jay the Jet Plane
- Oscar Madison, the sloppy roommate in The Odd Couple media franchise
- Oscar Martinez (The Office), an openly gay accountant in the American TV series The Office
Films and manga
- The Oscar (film), starring Stephen Boyd
- Oscar (1967 film), starring Louis de Funès
- Oscar (1991 film), starring Sylvester Stallone
- Lady Oscar or La Rose de Versailles, one of the best-known titles in shōjo manga and a media franchise created by Riyoko Ikeda
- Lady Oscar (film), a 1979 English-language Japanese-French romantic drama film based on La Rose de Versailles
Other arts, entertainment, and media
- Oscar (opera), a 2013 opera about Oscar Wilde, by Theodore Morrison
- Oscar (video game), a 1993 platform game
- Oscar (TV serial), a 1985 British TV serial
- OSCAR Radio, a school FM radio station in Northamptonshire, England
Military
- Oscar (paradummy), American nickname for decoys dropped during the 1944 invasion of Normandy
- Oscar, an Allies codename for Nakajima Ki-43, a World War II Japanese aircraft
- Oscar, the letter O in the ICAO spelling alphabet (NATO phonetic alphabet)
- Oscar-class submarine, a Soviet/Russian Navy submarine class
Organizations and enterprises
- Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
- Oscar Health, a U.S. health insurance company
Science
- OSCAR (gene), short for Osteoclast-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor
- Ocean Surface Current Analysis – Real time, a website that provides data on ocean currents
Technology and transport
- OSC OSCar, a synthesizer manufactured by the Oxford Synthesizer Company
- OScar, a project aiming to design an open source vehicle
- OScar (Danish automobile), a Danish sports car
- OSCAR (Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio), an artificial satellite built and used by amateur radio operators for use in the amateur-satellite service
- MSC Oscar, container ship
- Outer Suburban CAR, a name for NSW TrainLink H set, a type of electric train in Australia
- Oscar, a a whaling ship sunk off Aberdeen in 1813
Computing
- OSCAR McMaster, an electronic medical record system
- OSCAR protocol, a protocol used by AOL Instant Messenger
- Open Source Cluster Application Resources, a Linux-based software installation
Other uses
- Cyclone Oscar, a tropical cyclone
- Out of School Care and Recreation
- Veal Oscar, a culinary creation
See also
Search for "oscar" on Wikipedia.
- All pages with titles beginning with Oscar
- All pages with titles containing Oscar
- Student Oscars (Student Academy Awards), the Student Film Awards
- King Oscar (disambiguation)
- Oskar (disambiguation)
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