Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to:

People and fictional and mythical characters

Oscar (given name) Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of English and Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "f ...

, including lists of people and fictional characters named Oscar, Óscar or Oskar * Oscar (footballer, born 1954), Brazilian footballer José Oscar Bernardi * Oscar (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior * Oscar (Irish mythology), son of Oisín and grandson of Finn mac Cumhall

Places in the United States

* Oscar, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Oscar, Louisiana Oscar is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in the southeastern portion of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located primarily along Louisiana Highway 1 on the southern end ...

, 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 Oscar Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 218 at the 2000 census. Oscar Township was organized in 1873, and named for Oscar II of Sweden. Geography According to the United States Census Bur ...

, a civil township * Lake Oscar (disambiguation)

Animals

* Oscar (bionic cat), a cat that had implants after losing both hind paws * Oscar (bull) (died 1983) a ProRodeo Hall of Fame bucking bull *

Oscar (fish) The oscar (''Astronotus ocellatus'') is a species of fish from the cichlid family (biology), family known under a variety of common names, including tiger oscar, velvet cichlid, and marble cichlid. In tropical South America, where the species nat ...

, ''Astronotus ocellatus'' * Oscar (therapy cat), a cat purported to predict the deaths of hospice patients * Oscar, a nickname for

Beast of Busco In Indiana folklore, the Beast of Busco is an enormous snapping turtle which citizens claimed to have seen in 1949. Despite a month-long hunt that briefly gained national attention, the "Beast of Busco" was never found. History In 1898, a farme ...

, a North American cryptid turtle * Oscar, a nickname for Unsinkable Sam, a World War II ship's cat that survived three ships sinking

Arts and entertainment

Film

* Oscar, another name for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

* ''The Oscar'' (film), starring Stephen Boyd * ''Oscar'' (1967 film), starring Louis de Funès * ''Oscar'' (1991 film), starring Sylvester Stallone

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''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 * OSC OSCar, a music synthesizer manufactured by the Oxford Synthesizer Company

Military

* Oscar, the letter O in the ICAO spelling alphabet (NATO phonetic alphabet) * Oscar, Allied codename for the

Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa The Nakajima Ki-43 ''Hayabusa'' (, "Peregrine falcon"), formal Japanese designation is a single-engine land-based tactical Fighter aircraft, fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in World War II. The Allied World War II Allie ...

, a World War II Japanese fighter aircraft *

Oscar-class submarine The Oscar class, Soviet designations Project 949 ''Granit'' and Project 949A ''Antey'' (List of NATO reporting names for submarines, NATO reporting names Oscar I and Oscar II respectively), are a series of Nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered cruis ...

, a Soviet/Russian Navy submarine class *

Oscar (paradummy) A paradummy is a military deception device first used in World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I ...

, American nickname for decoys dropped during the 1944 invasion of Normandy * OSCAR (Optimum Survival Containment and Recovery), an escape pod project for the Vought F-8 Crusader fighter aircraft

Science and technology

* 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 * OSCAR (gene), short for Osteoclast-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor * Ocean Surface Current Analysis – Real time, a website that provides data on ocean currents * OSCAR (Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio), a designation for amateur radio satellites

Transport

* OScar, a project aiming to design an open source vehicle * OScar (Danish automobile), a Danish sports car * '' MSC Oscar'', container ship * ''Oscar'', a a whaling ship sunk off Aberdeen in 1813 * Outer Suburban CAR, a name for the NSW TrainLink H set, a type of electric train in Australia

Other uses

* List of storms named Oscar, storms bearing this name * Oscar Health, a U.S. health insurance company * Out of School Care and Recreation * OSCAR Radio, a school FM radio station in Northamptonshire, England