Editing Homer Simpson (section)

=== Cultural influence, reception, and commendations ===
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by The Simpsons|l1=List of awards and nominations received by ''The Simpsons''}}
Homer is widely regarded as one of the most popular and iconic characters in television history. In 2007, ''[[USA Today]]'' recognized Homer Simpson as one of the "top 25 most influential people of the past 25 years", stating that he "epitomized the irony and irreverence at the core of American humor".<ref>{{cite news|first=Susan|last=Page|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/top25-influential.htm|title=Most influential people|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=September 3, 2007|access-date=September 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808091129/http://www.usatoday.com/news/top25-influential.htm|archive-date=August 8, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, [[Robert Thompson (media scholar)|Robert Thompson]], director of [[Syracuse University]]'s Center for the Study of Popular Television, predicts that "three centuries from now, English professors are going to be regarding Homer Simpson as one of the greatest creations in human storytelling".<ref>{{cite web|first=Bob|last=Baker|url=http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-ca-baker16feb16,0,6396736.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels |title=The real first family |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 16, 2003 |access-date=September 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005100206/http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-ca-baker16feb16%2C0%2C6396736.story?coll=cl-home-more-channels |archive-date=October 5, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Animation historian [[Jerry Beck]] described Homer as one of the best animated characters, saying, "you know someone like it, or you identify with (it)", which he believed is key to a classic character.<ref name="Bugs">{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters/index.html |title=Bugs Bunny tops greatest cartoon characters list |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=August 25, 2007 |date=July 30, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305100641/http://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters/index.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' has hailed Homer as "the greatest comic creation of [modern] time," emphasizing his universal appeal. The article noted, "Every age needs its great, consoling failure, its lovable, pretension-free mediocrity. And we have ours in Homer Simpson".<ref name="m233"/>

Homer's impact on comedy and culture has been significant. In 2010, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' named him "the greatest character of the last 20 years".<ref>{{cite web|first=Adam B.|last=Vary|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/06/01/100-greatest-characters-of-last-20-years-full-list/|title=The 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years: Here's our full list!|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=June 1, 2010|access-date=September 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126165142/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/06/01/100-greatest-characters-of-last-20-years-full-list/|archive-date=January 26, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[TV Guide]]'s 2002 list of the "Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters", he was ranked second, behind [[Bugs Bunny]].<ref name="Bugs"/> He also placed fifth on [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]'s "100 Greatest TV Characters", one of only four animated characters included.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Greatest_TV_Characters//index.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015070449/http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Greatest_TV_Characters/index.shtml |archive-date=October 15, 2007 |title=The 100 Greatest TV Characters |publisher=[[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]] |access-date=September 21, 2008}}</ref> Homer topped a [[Channel 4]] poll ranking the greatest television characters of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531160558/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html |archive-date=May 31, 2009 |title=100 Greatest TV Characters |access-date=December 31, 2007 |publisher=[[Channel 4]]}}</ref> In 2007, ''Entertainment Weekly'' ranked Homer ninth on its list of the "50 Greatest TV Icons" and later placed him first on its 2010 list of the "Top 100 Characters of the Past Twenty Years".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ew.com/gallery/50-greatest-tv-icons|title=The 50 Greatest TV Icons|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=November 13, 2007|access-date=August 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816162116/https://www.ew.com/gallery/50-greatest-tv-icons/|archive-date=August 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="EW 2010" /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/06/01/100-greatest-characters-of-last-20-years-full-list/?ew_packageID=20389040 |title=The 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years: Here's our full list! |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |author=Vary, Adam B |date=June 1, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611043350/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/06/01/100-greatest-characters-of-last-20-years-full-list/?ew%5FpackageID=20389040 |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> British polls conducted by the [[BBC]] also named Homer the "greatest American" and the fictional character voters would most like to see as [[President of the United States]].<ref name="x163">{{cite web | title=Homer eyes 'best American' prize | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=June 13, 2003 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2985728.stm | access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref><ref name="e074">{{cite web | title=Presidential poll win for Homer | website=[[BBC News]] | date=October 25, 2004 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3952239.stm | access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref> His relationship with Marge was further recognized in TV Guide's list of "The Best TV Couples of All Time".<ref>{{cite web |title=Couples Pictures, ''The Simpsons'' Photos&nbsp;– Photo Gallery: The Best TV Couples of All Time |url=https://www.tvguide.com/galleries/best-tv-couples-1026715/photo/2642d09c-58ed-4a7e-917e-cf06f6066e03/ |publisher=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=June 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201044920/http://www.tvguide.com/galleries/best-tv-couples-1026715/photo/2642d09c-58ed-4a7e-917e-cf06f6066e03/ |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2022, [[Paste (magazine)|''Paste'']] writers ranked Homer as the second-greatest cartoon character of all time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-50-best-cartoon-characters-of-all-time/#2-homer-j-simpson-the-simpsons | title=The 50 Best Cartoon Characters of All Time | date=May 10, 2010 | access-date=April 4, 2022 | archive-date=April 4, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404051515/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-50-best-cartoon-characters-of-all-time/#2-homer-j-simpson-the-simpsons | url-status=dead | first1=Joseph | last1=Stanichar | first2=Josh |last2=Jackson | website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] }}</ref>

Although Homer is often regarded as a reflection of [[American culture]], his influence extends worldwide. In 2003, Groening revealed that his father, [[Homer Groening]]—after whom the character was named—was [[Canadian]], suggesting that Homer could also be considered Canadian.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ca.news.yahoo.com/020718/6/npt8.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021005145459/http://ca.news.yahoo.com/020718/6/npt8.html |archive-date=October 5, 2002 |first=Nelson|last=Wyatt|title=Don't have a cow! Homer Simpson is Canadian, creator says |format=News article |access-date=March 4, 2013 |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] |date=July 18, 2003}}</ref> As a result, the character was granted [[honorary citizenship]] in [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]], based on the belief that Homer Groening was from there, though records indicate he was actually born in [[Saskatchewan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/homer-simpson-to-become-an-honourary-winnipegger-1.411786 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610195503/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2003/05/30/homer300503.html |archive-date=June 10, 2008 |title=Homer Simpson to become an {{Sic |nolink=y|honou|rary |expected=honorary}} Winnipegger |access-date=January 19, 2008 |date=May 30, 2003 |url-status=live |publisher=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> In 2007, as part of a promotion for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'', an image of Homer was painted next to the [[Cerne Abbas Giant]] in [[Dorset]], England. This sparked controversy among local [[Modern paganism|neopagan]] groups, who performed "[[Rainmaking (ritual)|rain magic]]" in an attempt to wash the image away.<ref name="q565">{{cite web | title=Wish for rain to wash away Homer | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=July 16, 2007 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/6901543.stm | access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:The Simpsons star.jpg|thumb|alt=A red star with a small medal inside of it and text that reads THE SIMPSONS.|''The Simpsons'' has been awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].]]

[[Dan Castellaneta]] has received multiple awards for his portrayal of Homer, including four [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s for "[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance|Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]]". He won in 1992 for "[[Lisa's Pony]]",<ref name="r697">{{cite web | last=King | first=Darryn | title=Why Lisa Simpson Matters | website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date=February 26, 2018 | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/why-lisa-simpson-matters?srsltid=AfmBOooUKIl1TYOVtCFOBe7SlQuGIAgJIf2My2eIqIe6ZwvFxGWRUgvh | access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref> in 1993 for "[[Mr. Plow]]",{{sfn|Gitlin|2013|p=104}} in 2004 for "[[Today I Am a Clown]]",<ref name="r175">{{cite web | last=Schneider | first=Michael | title=Emmy speaks for Homer | website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=August 11, 2004 | url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/awards/emmy-speaks-for-homer-1117908929/ | access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref> and in 2009 for "[[Father Knows Worst]]".<ref name="r367">{{cite web | title=Tina Fey wins Emmy award for Sarah Palin spoof | work=[[Reuters]] | date=September 13, 2009 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-emmys-idUSTRE58C09Y20090913/ | access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref> However, his 2004 Emmy win was for voicing various characters, not solely Homer.<ref name="r175"/> In 2010, Castellaneta received a fifth Emmy nomination for his performances as both Homer and [[Grampa Simpson]] in "[[Thursdays with Abie]]".<ref name="n986">{{cite web | title=62nd Primetime Emmy Award Nominations | publisher=[[CBS News]] | date=July 8, 2010 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/62nd-primetime-emmy-award-nominations/ | access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref> Castellaneta was honored with a [[Annie Award]] in 1993 for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation" for his work on ''The Simpsons''.<ref name="a997">{{cite web | title=Dan Castellaneta Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards | publisher=[[TV Guide]] | date=October 29, 1957 | url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dan-castellaneta/bio/3000385121/ | access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref> In 2004, he and [[Julie Kavner]] (the voice of Marge) won a [[Young Artist Award]] for "Most Popular Mom & Dad in a TV Series".<ref name="y223">{{cite web | last=March | first=Catherine Dawson | title=Degrassi scores a coup at U.S. TV awards | website=[[The Globe and Mail]] | date=May 18, 2004 | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/degrassi-scores-a-coup-at-us-tv-awards/article18265334/ | access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref> In 2000, Homer and the rest of the Simpson family were awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard.{{sfn|Waltonen|Du Vernay|2014|p=11}}<ref name="m113">{{cite web | title=Matt Groening | publisher=[[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] | date=October 25, 2019 | url=https://walkoffame.com/matt-groening/ | access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> Homer has also been referenced in scientific literature, particularly in discussions of [[cognitive function]]. A 2010 study conducted at [[Emory University]] found that the [[RGS14]] gene appeared to impair cognitive development in [[mice]]—while disabling the gene led to improved cognitive abilities. This led researchers to nickname it the "Homer Simpson gene".<ref name="a303">{{cite web | last=Fisher | first=Max | title=Scientists Discover 'The Homer Simpson Gene' | website=[[The Atlantic]] | date=September 21, 2010 | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/09/scientists-discover-the-homer-simpson-gene/340027/ | access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref>