AMBA Past Winners

Australian Modern Barber of the Year

  • 2021 Leigh Winsor, Area Studio
  • 2022 Costa Zacharia, Unoit Barber
  • 2023 Matt Clarke, Esq, Male Grooming
  • 2024 Emma Dinon, Star Barber
  • 2025 Matt Clarke, Esq. Male Grooming
  • 2026 Jason Tay, Kings Domain Barber Shop Rialto

Australian Modern Barber Business of the Year

  • 2021 New York Barbers
  • 2022 New York Barbers
  • 2023 New York Barbers
  • 2024 Esq. Male Grooming
  • 2025 Empire Barbershop
  • 2026 The Barber Club Bentleigh

Best Mens Collection - Junior

  • 2022 Raiden Stone, Barber Boys & Co Newton
  • 2023 Gianni Sollazzo, Esq. Male Grooming
  • 2024 Jack Patroni, Ryan.Co Barbershop
  • 2025 Duncan Black, Harrison and Co Barbers
  • 2026 Lauren Thomson, ESQ Male Grooming

Best Mens Collection - Classic

  • 2021 Leigh Winsor, Area Studio
  • 2022 Stacy Fernandes, The Barber Academy & Beards, Blondes and Blush
  • 2023 Ryan Poole, Esq. Male Grooming
  • 2024 Jordan Dimitriadis, Kings Domain Barber Shop Rialto Towers
  • 2025 Gianni Sollazzo, Esq. Male Grooming
  • 2026 Liam Saunders, The Barber Club Richmond

Best Mens Collection - Freestyle

  • 2021 Johnny Georgiou - Barbery the Craft of a Barber
  • 2022 Clint Wallace - Barber by Design
  • 2023 Costa Zacharia, Unoit Barber
  • 2024 Dylan Marks, Boy Barbershop
  • 2025 Jordan Donegan, Studio X
  • 2026 Lorenzo Manuele, The Barber Club Richmond

Best Team Collection

  • 2021 Area Studio
  • 2022 Unoit Barber Team
  • 2023 Reed Studio
  • 2024 ZAK Grooming for Men
  • 2025 Hearts & Minds
  • 2026 Ryan.Co Barbershop

Best Team Member of the Year

  • 2025 Keegan Walklin, Kings Domain Barber Shop
  • 2026 Ryan Poole, ESQ Male Grooming

Best Customer Care

  • 2021 Grand Royal Barbers
  • 2022 Grand Royal Barbers
  • 2023 Unoit Barber
  • 2024 Guys Grooming
  • 2025 The Studio-X
  • 2026 The Barber Club Ringwood

Best Barbershop Design

  • 2021 New York Barbers
  • 2022 Jimmy Rod's, Paddington
  • 2023 The BarberBar – Broadbeach
  • 2024 Jimmy Rods Barbershop Robina 2
  • 2025 Common Barbershop
  • 2026 Kings Domain Barber Shop South Yarra

BTS Crew of the Year

  • 2023 Leigh Winsor, Sophie Harris and Jose McManus with Suzi O'Brien for her Australian Modern Barber of the Year Collection
  • 2024 Katerina Emmanuel and Riley Wallace for Sean Hayes, Australian Modern Barber Collection
  • 2025 Theresa Hall, Ysha Giorno, Sarah Smith for Ryan Poole, Modern Barber Collection
  • 2026 Guy Holliday for Lorenzo Manuele AMBA Freestyle Collection

International Barber of the Year

  • 2022 Christian Wiles, UK
  • 2023 George Smith, UK
  • 2024 Robert Braid, UK
  • 2025 Rino Riccio, UK
  • 2026 Rino Riccio, UK

Best Business Director/Owner of the Year

  • 2021 Don De Sanctis, Barber Boys
  • 2022 Anna De Sanctis, Barber Boys/Barbery the Craft of a Barber Academy
  • 2023 Aaron Chan, Kings Domain Barber Shop
  • 2024 Gregory Roe and Brook Phillips, Boy Barbershop
  • 2025 Robby Lippett, Attaboy
  • 2026 Jordan Tabakman, The Barber Club

Best Mens Educator of the Year - Individual

  • 2021 Fraser Forsey - Barber Education Australia
  • 2025 Damian Lai
  • 2026 Gareth Philpott

Best Mens Educator of the Year - Organisation

  • 2022 Barbery the Craft of a Barber Academy
  • 2023 Barbery the Craft of a Barber Academy
  • 2024 4BARBER’S Education
  • 2025 The Barber Academy x 4 Barbers
  • 2026 The Barber Academy x 4 Barbers

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD

  • 2021 Eoin McCarthy
  • 2022 Collette Saunders
  • 2023 Fraser Forsey
  • 2024 Gareth Philpott
  • 2025 Jimmy Rod
  • 2026 Kalib Monaei

HALL OF FAME

  • 2022 Lino D'Adderio, Luigi and Sons
  • 2023 Mark Rabone, Esq. Male Grooming
  • 2024 Frank Ciccone, Hair By Ciccone
  • 2025 Clare Castles, Vitaman
  • 2026 Alex Tabakman, The Barber Club

PRODUCT AWARDS

  • 2021 Justice Professional - Cool Mint Shampoo & Conditioner
  • 2021 Hanz De Fuko - Claymation
  • 2021 Mr Muk - Beard Oil
  • 2022 Vitaman – Volumising Shampoo & Conditioner
  • 2022 mr. muk – Gritty Paste
  • 2022 Pure - Walnut Scrub
  • 2023 Styling Paste by Smash It
  • 2024 Natural Matte Cream by The Bearded Chap
  • 2024 Beard Serum by Dr Sleek
  • 2025 REF Rough Paste by Smiths Collective Brands
  • 2026 CLUB Liquid Clay