Oscar
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Oscar, The Oscar, OSCAR or Oskar may refer to:
- Academy Award or Oscar, presented by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for cinematic film achievements
- OSCAR RadioOSCAR RadioOSCAR Radio is a school radio station established in Oundle School in Northamptonshire, England. It is once one of the longest running school FM radio stations in the UK, and was broadcast on 87.7 MHz & 96.3 Mhz FM as well as via the internet during its term-time active periods. It is now...
, a radio station run by the pupils of Oundle School - Oscar (given name)Oscar (given name)Oscar is a masculine given name in the English and Irish languages. Cognates include the Scottish Gaelic Osgar, and the German and Scandinavian Oskar, and the Finnish Oskari.-Etymology:...
, 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 currentOcean currentAn ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of ocean water generated by the forces acting upon this mean flow, such as breaking waves, wind, Coriolis effect, cabbeling, temperature and salinity differences and tides caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun...
Animals
- Oscar (fish), Astronotus ocellatus
- Oscar (therapy cat), cat who can purportedly predict the deaths of hospice patients
- Oscar (bionic cat)Oscar (bionic cat)Oscar is a cat, owned by Kate Allan and Mike Nolan, who lives on the Channel Island of Jersey. In 2009 Oscar had both hind paws severed by a combine harvester. Since then he has undergone a pioneering operation to add prosthetic feet...
, a cat which had implants after losing both hind paws - Unsinkable SamUnsinkable SamUnsinkable Sam was the nickname of a German ship's cat who saw service in both the Kriegsmarine and Royal Navy during the Second World War, serving on board three vessels and surviving the sinking of all three.-Bismarck:...
, World War II ship's cat also known as Oscar - oskarOskaroskar is a gene required for the development of the Drosophila embryo. It defines the posterior pole during early embryogenesis....
, a gene required for the development of the Drosophila embryo - OSCAR (gene)OSCAR (gene)Osteoclast-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OSCAR gene.-Further reading:...
- Beast of BuscoBeast of BuscoThe Beast of Busco is the subject of a legend in Churubusco, Indiana about an enormous snapping turtle named Oscar which citizens claimed to have seen in 1949...
, a North American cryptid turtle named Oscar
Film and television
- The Oscar (film)The Oscar (film)The Oscar is a 1966 American drama film, written by Harlan Ellison, Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse and Richard Sale, directed by Rouse and starring Stephen Boyd, singer Tony Bennett , comedian Milton Berle , Elke Sommer, Ernest Borgnine, Jill St. John, and Eleanor Parker...
, a 1966 American drama - Oscar (1967 film)Oscar (1967 film)Oscar is a French comedy of errors movie from 1967, directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Louis de Funès. In the movie, Louis de Funès plays an industrialist named Bertrand Barnier who discovers over the course of a single day that his daughter is pregnant, he has been robbed by an employee,...
, a French comedy - Oscar (1991 film)Oscar (1991 film)Oscar is a 1991 American comedy film directed by John Landis. Based on the Claude Magnier stage play, it is can be considered a remake of the 1967 film of the same name, but the settings has been moved to the Depression era New York City and centers around a mob boss trying to go straight...
, an American film adapted from the same source as the French film, starring Sylvester Stallone - Oscar (2013 film), an American film of 2013 and director is Mike Mitchell
- Oskar (film)Oskar (film)Oskar is a 1962 Danish film directed by Gabriel Axel and starring William Bewer.-Cast:* William Bewer - Chauffør hos Rosentorn* Vera Gebuhr - Charlotte, stuepige* Judy Gringer - Tina, stuepige hos Bang* Lone Hertz - Vibeke Bang, Bernhards datter...
, a 1962 Danish film - Oscar, a 1985 British TV drama starring Michael GambonMichael GambonSir Michael John Gambon, CBE is an Irish actor who has worked in theatre, television and film. A highly respected theatre actor, Gambon is recognised for his roles as Philip Marlowe in the BBC television serial The Singing Detective, as Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial Maigret, and as...
- Oscar MadisonOscar MadisonOscar Madison is a character in The Odd Couple, which began as a Broadway play, then was a film and then a television series.In The Odd Couple, Oscar Madison is the everyman, and is a sportswriter for the New York Herald...
, character from The Odd Couple - Oscar the GrouchOscar the GrouchOscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. He has a green body , has no nose , and lives in a trash can. His favorite thing in life is trash; evidence for this is the song "I Love Trash". A running theme is his compulsive hoarding of seemingly useless items...
, a Sesame Street character - Oscar (TV serial)Oscar (TV serial)Oscar is a British TV serial that aired in on the BBC in March of 1985. Michael Gambon portrayed Oscar Wilde in his later years, while Bruce Payne portrayed him in his youth. Other actors include Robin Lermitte as Lord Alfred Douglas Tim Hardy as Alfred Taylor, Emily Richard as Constance Wilde and...
, a 1985 British TV serial - Oskar Kokoshka, from Hey Arnold!Hey Arnold!Hey Arnold! is an American animated television series created by Craig Bartlett for Nickelodeon. The show's premise focuses on a fourth grader named Arnold who lives with his grandparents. Episodes center on his experiences navigating big city life while dealing with the problems he and his friends...
- Oscar from Fish HooksFish HooksFish Hooks is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones. Twenty-one episodes have been ordered for the first season. It premiered on September 24, 2010. An 11-minute preview was shown on September 3, 2010, following the Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam...
Military
- Oscar class submarineOscar class submarineThe Project 949 and Project 949A Soviet Navy/Russian Navy cruise missile submarines ....
, a Soviet/Russian submarine class - Nakajima Ki-43Nakajima Ki-43The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa was a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II...
, a World War II Japanese aircraft, codenamed "Oscar" by the Allies - Oscar, the letter O in the NATO phonetic alphabet
People
- Saint Ansgar (801–865)
- Oscar (footballer), José Oscar Bernardi, Brazilian footballer
- Oscar de la RentaOscar de la RentaOscar de la Renta is one of the world's leading fashion designers. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973.-Career:...
, fashion designer - Oscar De La HoyaOscar de la HoyaOscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...
, boxer - Oscar I of SwedenOscar I of SwedenOscar I was King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to his death. When, in August 1810, his father Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte was elected Crown Prince of Sweden, Oscar and his mother moved from Paris to Stockholm . Oscar's father was the first ruler of the current House of Bernadotte...
(1799–1859) - Oscar II of SwedenOscar II of SwedenOscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...
(1829–1907) - Oscar WildeOscar WildeOscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
(1854–1900), Irish writer and poet - Paul NicholasPaul NicholasPaul Nicholas is an English actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop charts.-Biography:Nicholas was born as Paul Oscar Beuselinck in Peterborough, England...
or Oscar, British actor and performer - Oscar, manager of the professional wrestling tag team Men on a MissionMen on a MissionMen on a Mission was the World Wrestling Federation name for the pairing of wrestlers Nelson Frazier, Jr. and Robert Horne, who wrestled as Mabel and Mo respectively...
Technology and transport
- OSCAROSCAROSCAR is an acronym for Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio. OSCAR series satellites use amateur radio frequencies to facilitate communication between amateur radio stations. These satellites can be used for free by licensed amateur radio operators for voice and data communications...
, Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio - OScar (open source car)OScar (open source car)OScar is the first attempt to design an entire automobile using open source principles. The aim of the project is mainly to produce blueprints, using essentially open source CAD. The project is still far from producing a real car, but the progress has been continuous for some years...
, 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 protocolOSCAR protocolOSCAR or Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime is AOL's flagship instant messaging and presence information protocol. Currently, OSCAR is in use for AOL's two main instant messaging systems: ICQ and AIM....
, a protocol used by AOL Instant Messenger - Open Source Cluster Application ResourcesOpen Source Cluster Application ResourcesOpen Source Cluster Application Resources is a Linux-based software installation for high-performance cluster computing.OSCAR allows users to install a Beowulf type high performance computing cluster. Beowulf Clusters are scalable performance clusters based on commodity hardware, on a private...
(OSCAR), a Linux-based software installation
Other
- Oscar (Irish mythology)Oscar (Irish mythology)Oscar is a figure in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. He is the warrior son of Oisín and the fairy woman Niamh, who also bore his sister, Plor na mBan. Oisín, in turn, was the son of the epic hero Fionn mac Cumhail...
, the warrior son of Oisín and Niamh - Oscar (video game), a 1993 platform game
- OSC OSCarOSC OscarThe OSCar was a synthesizer manufactured by the Oxford Synthesiser Company from 1983 to 1985. It was ahead of its time in several ways and was one of the few mono-synths to have MIDI. Around 2000 were made.- History :...
, a synthesizer manufactured by the Oxford Synthesizer Company - Oscar, LouisianaOscar, LouisianaOscar is an unincorporated community located in the southeastern portion of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana . It is located primarily along Louisiana Highway 1 on the southern end of False River. Famous residents include renowned author Ernest Gaines. This community was formerly home to the...
, U.S.A - Oscar, OklahomaOscar, OklahomaOscar is a small rural unincorporated community in southern Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States, three miles north of the Red River. Named for Oscar W. Seay, rancher, the post office opened November 23, 1892. The ZIP Code is 73561.-Sources:...
, U.S.A - Oscar, West VirginiaOscar, West VirginiaOscar is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Oscar is north-northwest of Falling Spring....
, U.S.A - Out of School Care and RecreationOut of School Care and RecreationThe field of Out of School Care and Recreation provides forms of childcare to children whose school days do not coincide with the working hours of their parents or guardians: before/after school and/or during school holidays...