The road to the Oscars brought all the stars to California for the 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. Nothing brings out the celebs like shiny trophies and lots of attention for their talent. The A-listers flocked to the desert town like flies to honey.

Two of the big winners were Natalie Portman and Colin Firth, who won for best achieveing actress and actor. Javier Bardem was given the International Star award and joked about the fact that he didn’t actually know what that meant. See More

Biker boy Shia LaBeouf and his real-life girlfriend, British actress Carey Mulligan, were up close and personal this morning as they filmed more scenes for their new movie ‘Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.’

The couple were shooting for the flick in downtown Manhattan.

And Carey seemed to be having lots of fun grabbing on to her man as they drove up and down the streets on the back of a trailer.

The pair have been dating for months and have been spotted out in the city at a number of romantic cafes and restaurants.

Check out the pictures of Shia and Carey in the gallery below…