BOT VFX, collaborating with the talented client team led by VFX Supervisor Kris Sundberg and VFX Producer Lynzi Grant, has clinched this year’s Best VFX Feature – International award at the VAM Awards 2025 for its work on Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024). It’s yet another high-five moment for all the BOTs – a recognition that reaffirms the hearts we’ve won and the screens we’ve lit up over the years by doing what we love most: delivering high-quality, meaningful VFX.
“This win is yet another reminder of our ability to further our clients’ creative goals through great collaboration and excellent execution,” commented Hitesh Shah, BOT’s CEO.
High Stakes, High Standards
The film, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, is a 2024 action-comedy rollercoaster with a massive VFX appetite. BOT VFX was entrusted with delivering a wide spectrum of shots — each packed with technical complexity and creative nuance. Our work ranged from rig and safety pad removals, skid and crash pad clean-ups, set extensions, to color correction, retimes, and day-for-night transitions.
Our team also transformed on-location footage, swapping Georgia backdrops with vibrant Miami scenes using blue screen integration, sky replacements, and monitor inserts. These enhancements weren’t just about polish — they were about storytelling, mood-setting, and believability. From high-speed chases to a crashing helicopter’s cockpit, every shot got the BOT touch.
Creative Collaboration and Leadership
This win is also a reflection of the seamless collaboration with the VFX leadership at the studio side. BOT VFX is grateful to have partnered with our clients, whose trust, direction, and creative clarity helped steer the visual ambition of the project.
With over 100 artists contributing across all departments, this project was yet another example of BOT’s ability to scale with speed while maintaining quality and finesse.
More Than Just a Win
This recognition is more than an award — it’s a reminder of the trust placed in us by our clients, the craftsmanship of our artists, and the culture of excellence that binds every BOT together.
Here’s to many more frames, bold collaborations, and storytelling that goes beyond the screen.
Let’s ride.
