Oscar Explained

Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to:

People

• Oscar (given name), including 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
• Oscar Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, a civil township
• Lake Oscar (disambiguation)

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 that survived three ships sinking

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Oscar, another name for an Academy Awards

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), a character 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, a Japanese manga series 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), a designation for Amateur radio satellites
• 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

• • Student Oscars (Student Academy Awards), the Student Film Awards
• King Oscar (disambiguation)
• Oskar (disambiguation)