Oscar
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Oscar, The Oscar or OSCAR may refer to:
- Academy Awards or Oscar, presented by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for cinematic film achievements
- OSCAR Radio, a radio station run by the pupils of Oundle School
- Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name; the article includes the names Osgar, Oskar, and Oskari
- OSCAR, Near-realtime global ocean surface current data set, see Ocean current
Animals
- Oscar (fish), Astronotus ocellatus
- Oscar (therapy cat), cat who can purportedly predict the deaths of hospice patients
- Oscar (bionic cat), a cat which had implants after losing both hind paws
- Unsinkable Sam, World War II ship's cat also known as Oscar
- oskar, a gene required for the development of the Drosophila embryo
- OSCAR (gene)
- Beast of Busco, a North American cryptid turtle named Oscar
Fictional characters
- Oscar (Irish mythology), the warrior son of Oisín and Niamh
- Oscar, a page in Verdi's opera Un ballo in maschera
- Oscar Bluth, a character from the television series Arrested Development
- Oscar François de Jarjayes, the main character of the manga and anime series Rose of Versailles
- Oscar Goldman, a character from The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman
- Oscar the Grouch, a Muppet on Sesame Street
- Oskar Kokoshka, a character from Hey Arnold!
- Oscar Madison, a character from The Odd Couple
- Oscar Martinez (The Office), a character from The Office
- Oskar Matzerath, main character of The Tin Drum
- Oscar Shales, a fictional fugitive from the television series Prison Break
- Oskar Schell, the fictional protagonist from the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
- Oscar, a Lance Knight in the game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- Oscar, a fish in Fish Hooks
- Oscar, a fish from Shark Tale
- Oskar Eriksson, the main character in Let the Right One In
- Oscar Blaketon, character in Heartbeat
- Oscar Branning, a fictional child from EastEnders
- Oscar Osborne, a fictional child from Hollyoaks
- Oscar, a fictional knight in the video game Dark Souls
- Oscar, a kidnapped infant character in the film Ghostbusters II
Military
- Oscar-class submarine, a Soviet/Russian submarine class
- Nakajima Ki-43, a World War II Japanese aircraft, codenamed "Oscar" by the Allies
- Oscar, the letter O in the NATO phonetic alphabet
Opera
- Oscar (opera), a 2013 opera about Oscar Wilde, by Theodore Morrison
People
- Ansgar, French religious figure
- Oscar (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer who plays for Chelsea
- Oscar I of Sweden, Swedish king of Sweden and Norway
- Oscar II of Sweden, Swedish king of Sweden and Norway
- Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician
- Oscar Cantoni, an Italian bishop
- Oscar Cardozo, Paraguayan footballer
- Oscar van Dillen, Dutch composer
- Óscar Gutiérrez, American wrestler
- Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist
- Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian painter
- Oskar Lafontaine, German politician
- Oscar F. Mayer, American food company founder
- Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect
- Oscar Peterson, Canadian musician (jazz pianist and composer)
- Oscar Pistorius, South African athlete
- Oscar de la Renta, (Dominican) American fashion designer
- Oscar Robertson, American basketball player
- Oscar F. Roessler, American politician
- Óscar Romero, Salvadoran religious figure
- Oscar dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
- Oscar Scalfaro, Italian politician (President of the Italy)
- Oskar Schindler, Czech businessperson
- Oscar Wilde, Irish writer and poet
- Oscar Isaac, Guatemalan American actor and musician
Geography
- Oscar, Kentucky, U.S.
- Oscar, Louisiana, U.S.
- Oscar, Oklahoma, U.S.
- Oscar, West Virginia, U.S.
- Lake Oscar (disambiguation), two lakes in Minnesota
Technology and transport
- OSCAR, Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
- OScar (open source car), a project aiming to design an open source vehicle
- CityRail H set or Outer Suburban CARs (OSCARs), a type of 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 (OSCAR), a Linux-based software installation
Other
- Oscar (Irish mythology), the warrior son of Oisín and Niamh
- Oscar (video game), a 1993 platform game
- Psycho-Nics Oscar, an arcade game usually shortened to Oscar in American arcades
- OSC OSCar, a synthesizer manufactured by the Oxford Synthesizer Company
- Out of School Care and Recreation
- Oscar (play), a 1958 comedy play by Claude Magnier twice adapted for cinema
- Oscar Health, a U.S. health insurance company
See also
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