Oscar

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Oscar or OSCAR may refer to:

People

Oscar (given name), an Irish – and English-language name; the article includes the names Osgar, Oskar, and Oskari
Oscar (Irish mythology) – legendary figure, son of Oisín and grandson of Finn mac Cumhall
Oscar (footballer, born 1991), footballer who plays for Shanghai SIPG

Places

Oscar, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
Oscar, Louisiana, an unincorporated community
Oscar, Missouri, an unincorporated community
Oscar, Oklahoma, 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 which had implants after losing both hind paws
Oscar (bull), #16, a ProRodeo Hall of Fame bucking bull
Oscar (fish), Astronotus ocellatus
Oscar (therapy cat), cat who can purportedly 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

Awards

Oscars, another name for the Academy Awards, and the awarded statue, an Oscar

Fictional characters

Oscar, a character in the video game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Oscar of Astora, a fictional knight in the video game Dark Souls
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, a homosexual accountant in the American TV series The Office

Films and manga

The Oscar (1966 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, 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)
OSC OSCar, a synthesizer manufactured by the Oxford Synthesizer Company
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

OScar, a project aiming to design an open source vehicle
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

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

Oskar, a gene required for the development of the Drosophila embryo

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