With her second baby with husband Nnamdi Asomugha due within a few short weeks, it should come as no surprise that Kerry Washington‘s baby bump attracted a lot of attention on the red carpet at this year’s Emmys.

The 39-year-old Scandal star won high praise from would-be fashion and beauty critics online after arriving on the red carpet at this year’s ceremony in Los Angeles looking flawless in a long black dress, which featured risque cut-outs at the waist.

See more photos of her look below: