Probably you never thought that inside palpatine´s role exist such a great actor, very good Shakespearean theatrical actor, obviously for the most intense and ambiguous character of Episode III, the dialogue´s are so precisely and so unique, making an excelent performance who is for sure one of the greatest actor´s alive, he is a certain remembrance of Sir Alec Guinnes, Peter Cushing, and Christopher Lee. The most complete actor in Episode III that took away every single word and facial expressions like a poem´s from another dimension.
If the Oscar Awards wants to continue his hegemonic control of the movie empire industry accross the galaxie, needs an emperor with a statue:
IAN Mc DIARMID.