Acting greats attend NIDA Foundation Gala Miranda Otto at the NIDA Foundation Trust gala dinner. Picture: Damian Shaw Source: DailyTelegraph WATCH any Australian television show, movie or stage production and chances are a NIDA graduate is involved in some way. They're everywhere, and for good reason. Considered one of the top acting schools in the world, the National Institute of Dramatic Art's most famous graduates include Cate Blanchett, Mel Gibson, Baz Luhrmann, Grant Bowler, Colin Friels, Jessica Marais, Catherine Martin, Robyn Nevin and Sam Worthington. Sarah Snook and Ryan Corr at the NIDA Foundation Trust gala dinner. A roll call of alumni gathered at the school's Kensington headquarters on Saturday night for the annual NIDA Foundation Gala fundraiser. "There was a lot of wearing tights and rolling around on the floor doing voice exercises and funny movement exercises," actor Miranda Otto told Confidential. Grant Lyndon and Venessa Gray at the NIDA Foundation Trust gala dinner. After graduating in 1990, Otto went on to star in The Lord Of The Rings, The Thin Red Line and What Lies Beneath and will soon move to LA to begin filming the US adaptation of Australian series Rake. Hugo Weaving studied at NIDA and his son Harry Greenwood finished there last year. Sacha Horler at the NIDA Foundation Trust gala dinner. Ryan Corr has worked consistently since graduating in 2009 with Lisa Gormley and Hugo Johnstone-Burt. He's had a busy year, filming Nine's Love Child and Carlotta for the ABC. Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood and David Berry at the NIDA Foundation Trust gala dinner. "That's a good thing, let's keep this going," he said, laughing. Corr, 24, will soon be seen on the big screen in the much hyped Wolf Creek II by director Greg McLean, who also studied at the famed school. "It scared the crap out of me and I think that was the general idea again this time," Corr said of Wolf Creek. Amanda Archer at the NIDA Foundation Trust gala dinner. Sarah Snook, class of 2008, caught international attention after narrowly missing out on being cast alongside Daniel Craig in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. She's since appeared in local film Not Suitable For Children and TV shows including All Saints, Packed To The Rafters, Spirited and My Place. Heather Mitchell at the NIDA Foundation Trust gala dinner. Most recently, she shot an episode of the upcoming series of Redfern Now, playing a police officer alongside The Sapphires director Wayne Blair. "The really great thing about Redfern Now is because of the issues it tackles, there's a real sense of pride in what everyone is doing," she said. The night raised more than $100,000 for the foundation.John Ibrahim was a surprise guest, joined by Santa Barbara club owner Greg Magree. Other attendees included Heather Mitchell, Maeve Dermody and Sacha Horler.