''The Lump'' is a short animated film released in 1991. It tells the story of an unattractive and unpopular man named George. One day, a lump appears on his head that looks like an attractive face. By pretending the lump is his real face, he gains fame and fortune, but soon he gets into trouble when he enters into the company of several corrupt politicians. A

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film, ''The Lump'' was written and directed by John Weldon.

Harvey Atkin Elliot Harvey Atkin (18 December 1942 – 18 July 2017) was a Canadian actor best known for his roles as Morty Melnick in '' Meatballs'', Sergeant Ronald Coleman in ''Cagney & Lacey'', and for voicing King Koopa in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super S ...

contributed the voice. It was nominated for the

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for

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at the

13th Genie Awards The 13th annual Genie Awards were held on November 22, 1992, and honoured Canadian films released in late 1991 and 1992. They were dominated by the Canadian/British/Japanese co-production ''Naked Lunch''. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto ...

in 1992,"Three films from National Film Board in animated shorts category". ''

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'', November 22, 1992. and won the Gordon Bruce Award for Humor at the

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in that year.

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