I thought the category was "favorite" director, not "best" director.
Personally, I don't know how one can crown a "best" director anyway because we're all going to be working from different criteria to determine whose best.
Other than Full Metal Jacket, Kubrick's movies just don't do anything for me. I've not been a fan of 2001 nor A Clockwork Orange. They just aren't my thing. Nothing I heard about Eyes Wide Shut appealed to me enough to go see it. While I enjoyed The Shining well enough, I didn't see anything that was markedly better than any number of other films I've seen.
That's not to say that your opinion of the man and his work isn't valid, but it isn't anything more than an opinion. There can never be a consensus "best" director just like there can never be a consensus "best" movie. We all have our favorites based on how the directors' works make us feel. What's good for you is not necessarily good for everyone else.
Personally, I don't know how one can crown a "best" director anyway because we're all going to be working from different criteria to determine whose best.
Other than Full Metal Jacket, Kubrick's movies just don't do anything for me. I've not been a fan of 2001 nor A Clockwork Orange. They just aren't my thing. Nothing I heard about Eyes Wide Shut appealed to me enough to go see it. While I enjoyed The Shining well enough, I didn't see anything that was markedly better than any number of other films I've seen.
That's not to say that your opinion of the man and his work isn't valid, but it isn't anything more than an opinion. There can never be a consensus "best" director just like there can never be a consensus "best" movie. We all have our favorites based on how the directors' works make us feel. What's good for you is not necessarily good for everyone else.