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) José Oscar Bernardi (born 20 June 1954), known as Oscar, is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a defender. He notably played for the Brazil national football team at international level, and played as a starter in defenc ...

, Brazilian footballer José Oscar Bernardi *

Oscar (footballer, born 1991) Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior (; born 9 September 1991), known mononymously as Oscar, is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileir ...

, Brazilian footballer Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior *

Oscar (Irish mythology) Oscar (''oscara'' = "deer/god friend") is a figure in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. He is the son of Oisín (the son of the epic hero Fionn mac Cumhail) and Niamh, and the brother of Plúr na mBan and Finn; his bride is called Malvina. T ...

, son of Oisín and grandson of Finn mac Cumhall

Places in the United States

Oscar, Kentucky Oscar is an unincorporated community located in Ballard County, Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United Stat ...

, 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 Oscar is an unincorporated community within Jackson Township in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route 137, approximately 5.5 miles south of Licking. History A post office called Oscar was esta ...

, an unincorporated community *

Oscar, Oklahoma Oscar is a small rural unincorporated community in southern Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States, three miles north of the Red River. The town was named after Oscar W. Seay, a local rancher. The post office opened on November 23, 1892. The ...

, 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) Lake Oscar may refer to the following bodies of water: * Lake Oscar (Douglas County, Minnesota) * Lake Oscar (Otter Tail County, Minnesota) See also * Lac-Oscar, Quebec, an unorganized territory {{Geodis ...

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 Oscar (known by his nickname, Unsinkable Sam, or by the Germanized spelling of his name, Oskar) was a ship's cat who purportedly served during World War II with both the Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy and survived the sinking of three ships in 1 ...

, 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 The OSCar was a synthesizer manufactured by the Oxford Synthesiser Company from 1983 to 1985. It was ahead of its time in several ways and its later versions were among the few mono-synths of its time to have MIDI. Around 2000 were made. Hist ...

, a music synthesizer manufactured by the Oxford Synthesizer Company

Military

* Oscar, the letter O in the

ICAO spelling alphabet The International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet or simply the Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, commonly known as the NATO phonetic alphabet, is the most widely used set of clear-code words for communicating the letters of the Latin/Roman ...

(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 The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, Carrier-based aircraft, carrier-based Air superiority fighter, air superiority jet aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Vought. It was the ...

fighter aircraft

Science and technology

* OSCAR McMaster, an electronic medical record system *

OSCAR protocol Open System for Communication in Realtime (OSCAR) is AOL's proprietary instant messaging and presence information protocol. It was used by AOL's AIM instant messaging system and ICQ. Despite its name, the specifications for the protocol remai ...

, a protocol used by AOL Instant Messenger *

Open Source Cluster Application Resources Open Source Cluster Application Resources (OSCAR) is a Linux-based software installation for high-performance cluster computing. OSCAR allows users to install a Beowulf type high performance computing cluster. See also * TORQUE Resource Manager ...

, 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 satellite An amateur radio satellite is an artificial satellite built and used by amateur radio operators. It forms part of the Amateur-satellite service. These satellites use amateur radio frequency allocations to facilitate communication between amate ...

Transport

OScar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People and fictional and mythical characters * Oscar (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters named Oscar, Óscar or Oskar * Oscar (footballer, born 1954), Brazilian footballer ...

, a project aiming to design an open source vehicle *

OScar (Danish automobile) OScar is a limited production sports car produced in Denmark from 1983 to 1986. The car was built by Ole Sommer, a prominent automobile importer and dealer. Ole Sommer Ole Sommer was a Danish importer of automobiles and car enthusiast. He found b ...

, a Danish sports car * ''

MSC Oscar ''MSC Oscar'', and sister ships ''MSC Zoe'' and '' MSC Oliver'', are large container ships. Christened on 8 January 2015, ''MSC Oscar'' was recognised as the largest container ship in the world; until then '' CSCL Globe'', inaugurated in Novemb ...

'', container ship * ''Oscar'', a a whaling ship sunk off Aberdeen in 1813 * Outer Suburban CAR, a name for the

NSW TrainLink H set The New South Wales H sets, commonly referred to as the OSCAR (Outer Suburban Car) trains, are a class of electric multiple units (EMU) currently operated by Sydney Trains on its intercity routes and some Sydney suburban routes. Built by UGL ...

, a type of electric train in Australia

Other uses

* List of storms named Oscar, storms bearing this name *

Oscar Health Oscar Health, Inc. is an American health insurance company, founded in 2012 by Joshua Kushner, Kevin Nazemi and Mario Schlosser, and is headquartered in New York City. The company focuses on the health insurance industry through telemedicine, ...

, a U.S. health insurance company * Out of School Care and Recreation *

OSCAR Radio OSCAR Radio is a school radio station established in Oundle School in Northamptonshire, England. It is one of the longest running school FM radio stations in the UK, and used to broadcast on 87.7 MHz, 87.9 MHz & 96.3 MHz FM and n ...

, a school FM radio station in Northamptonshire, England