What does SC stand for?

Vardcore: Supreme Commander, Supreme Chancellor of Time and Space, Supreme Nachos.

Samuel Barnett, one of the History Boys, is up for best supporting actor, as is Domhnall Gleeson in The Lieutenant of Inishmore and Ian McDiarmid (perhaps always destined to be better known as the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in Star Wars) in Faith Healer.

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his hot-headed protege Anakin (Hayden Christensen) rescue kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from fiendish droid leader General Grievous.

At the end of Attack Of The Clones, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (McDiarmid) assumed control of the republic, creating a great army to assist the dwindling forces of the Jedi in overthrowing a separatist movement led by ruthless Count Dooku (Lee).

Byline: By Alan Little Evening Gazette Star wars episode iii: revenge of the sith (7 1/2/10): tying up all the loose ends and chronicling the fairly swift fall from grace of Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), George Lucas slots the final piece of his intergalactic puzzle into place In a frantic opening, Skywalker and his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (McGregor) are charged with retrieving the kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from the clutches of ruthless Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) and droid leader General Grievous (voiced by Matthew Wood).

The new television spots will compare the film's plot -- specifically the intergalactic power grab by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine -- with the rise of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn.

There's bucketloads of action right from the first second, as Ewan McGregor's Obi Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker endure a thrilling space chase while pursuing the kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid).

SUPREME CHANCELLOR PALPATINE/DARTH SIDIOUS (EPISODES 1-6) Speaking of bad guys, they don't come more sinister than Darth Sidious - master manipulator of the Dark Side.