The nominees of the 3rd annual Las Vegas Film Critics Society awards, known as the Sierra Awards, were announced January 4th, 2000.

Best Documentary Nominees:
Buena Vista Social Club, directed by Wim Wenders (Artisan)
Get Bruce, directed by Andrew J. Kuehn (Miramax)
42 Up, directed by Michael Apted (First Look)
Little Dieter Needs To Fly, directed by Werner Herzog
Trekkies, directed by Roger Nygard (Paramount)

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Membership
Victoria Alexander, Films in Review
Jeannette Catsoulis, Las Vegas Weekly
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Jeffrey K. Howard, Las Vegas Sun - President; Founder
David Neil, Las Vegas Sun
Paisley Yankolovich, The Paisley Press